Slash Sets Record Straight About Michael Jackson's 'Black Or White' Guitar Riff
Friday, 12 March 2010
Written by Jon Stickler
Iconic rock guitarist Slash has ended a long standing debate by revealing that he did not play on Michael Jackson’s hit song ‘Black And White’.
As a member of the legendary Guns N Roses, Slash found his fame as part of the most dangerous rock’n’roll gang in the world. Hugely talented and respected for his skills as a guitarist, the leather-clad musician has featured on many different, records.
To name two, the guitarist teamed up with Bob Dylan for ‘Wiggle Wiggle’ and then went on to record sessions with Michael Jackson. The late King Of Pop’s single ‘Black Or White’ contains a choppy guitar riff, that many of us have assumed was the work of Slash.
However, whilst speaking in a recent interview with CNN the guitarist denied that the riff in the track was his work. He claimed: "I never played on ‘Black Or White'. If you listen to the hook, that's gay. I'd never play that. I played on 'Give in to Me' (also on 'Dangerous') and in the 'Black and White' video, when Macaulay Culkin was trashing around, that's me playing."
Slash continued and paid tribute to Michael Jackson. "Michael Jackson was fucking amazing to watch," Slash told the American broadcaster. "The one thing that Michael really wanted was for somebody to like him and those accusations just sorta just killed him. The fact that he was doing downers really makes sense for his lifestyle."
In other topics involving the guitarist, Slash was happy to speak about his former band member Axl Rose, despite the bad feeling between them. "I try not to sit there and say derogative things about his personality, because that is what makes him so great. It's just hard for me to deal with," he said. "And for some other people to deal with too".
Slash’s highly anticipated solo album ‘Slash’ is set for release later this year.
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