"So when I got to be about 13 or 14, I started listening - even though my parents music was way cool - to contemporary hard rock at that time, which was Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, Ted Nugent and all that, and that's just where I came from"
- Slash
About this Quote
This quote by Slash talks to his musical childhood and affects. He was exposed to his moms and dads' music, which he found to be "method cool," however as he got older, he began to explore modern hard rock. He mentions Aerosmith, Cheap Trick, Black Sabbath, AC/DC, and Ted Nugent as a few of the bands he was listening to at the time. This quote shows that Slash was exposed to a variety of music from a young age, which he was able to draw impact from both his moms and dads' music and the contemporary acid rock of the time. This combination of impacts likely assisted form his own special noise and style, which has actually ended up being iconic in the world of rock music.
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