GUNS N’ ROSES guitarist Slash has praised AEROSMITH, calling the legendary Boston rockers “a good example of what rock and roll is all about.”
Speaking to HardDrive Radio, Slash said:
“AEROSMITH is the kind of band that young bands need to look at, ’cause they’re one of the last real ones around. There’s such a natural feel that they have and just a certain kind of swagger that just comes with the combination of people. And everything they do is what’s coming out of their instruments — it’s not taped or f*cking phoned in. So it’s definitely a good example of what rock and roll is all about.”
Slash previously cited AEROSMITH as a key influence on his direction as a guitarist after hearing “Rocks” as a teenager.
“It really became my band,” he told Rolling Stone in a 2014 interview. “It was really sexy, grooving, hard rock, riff-based sh*t with an out-of-control singer. It had so much angst and soul to it. It’s really the band that pointed me in a direction when I started playing guitar.”