In fact … THE CONSPIRATORS is primarily a road band. “This is one of the big reasons why Myles Kennedy and I get along so well, given he is also an extreme road hog. I see the studio as a way to get back on the road… I enjoy playing live a lot more than playing in the studio. I am just very comfortable being on the road and I like it as I get to play every night. “I have always toured a lot and I probably tour now twice as much as before given all the opportunities I have to cover as much of the globe as possible with GUNS N’ ROSES, THE CONSPIRATORS and other people I jam with. “I love being on the road and it is just something that really resonates with me,” he said. Slash also discussed the life on the road and the reality that most groups have to stay on the road almost indefinitely, considering that other revenue streams are no longer sustainable, So, my hat and my hair in my face has just been my thing ever since.” It has also become something I can hide behind, as even though I love performing, I have never been good at looking into the eyes of the audience who are watching me. “From that night on, my hat became something that I feel comfortable in. The king of riffs also explained how his tophat serves to protect him, That became my hat and I wore it that night for the first time at that gig.” In the vintage shop right next door, called Leathers & Treasures, I got a concert belt that I cut up and put around the hat.
I went inside and checked it out and thought it looked really cool, so I got it. In 1985, we were playing the Whisky a Go Go and I went to Melrose Boulevard in Los Angeles, where I spotted this top hat in the window of a store called Retail Slut. “Early in my career, I was always on the lookout for a cool hat to complete my stage wardrobe.
Slash explained how he settled on his trademark look in the early days, My hat has also become something I can hide behind, as even though I love performing, I have never been good at looking into the eyes of the audience who are watching me.” I realize it has become a very recognizable look, yet it was never planned. “I do not really know how I do it, but my hat just always stays on, yeah. The burning question that’s on everybody’s mind? How the hell he is able to keep it on his head in those moments when he rocks out? The guitarist replied, Speaking to South Africa’s Sunday Times, GNR guitar hero Slash opened up about his trademark black top hat.