Guitarist Slash, famous for his work with the original Guns N’ Roses lineup as well as his current work with Velvet Revolver, recently confirmed on his MySpace page that he’s getting ready to enter the recording studio to record his much-talked about solo album.
He writes, "I am just about to start recording my solo album and I've been super busy getting all that together. But, it's going smoothly and I've got a great team that I'm working with. The artists are fantastic. Unfortunately, I can't leak any names yet, but I will do what I can to let you know as each collaboration is completed."
It’s unlikely that the solo album will take away too much of the time he currently has devoted to
Velvet Revolver. Ever since the departure of singer
Scott Weiland in early 2008, the band has been on the never-ending prowl for a new singer. Speaking with
Rolling Stone last month, bassist
Duff McKagan says that the band is just "
weeks away" from announcing their new singer. "
It’s down to a couple of guys," he says. "
That’s way down from the 400 original guys we got submissions from. It’s not like Chris Cornell or one of those guys. We just want someone that fits. It can’t just be good. It has to be amazing or we won’t do it."
There is no word yet on who Slash will be collaborating with on the album, though his wife Perla Hudson told Rockerrazzi.com that her husband’s upcoming solo record could feature artists as varied as Ozzy Osbourne and Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas.
There is no word yet on a release date.
Report by David Lowe-Bianco.
