Sky News entertainment correspondent
Matt Smith talked to
Saul Hudson, a.k.a.
Slash,
GUNS N' ROSES rock legend and member of
VELVET REVOLVER, in an exclusive TV broadcast interview that was aired today (Friday, March 28) on UK's
Sky News. An extended version of the interview can be viewed below.
Slash speaks about his life of sobriety, his new range of guitars — and about the odds of
GUNS N' ROSES getting back together.
As previously reported,
Slash has denied reports that
VELVET REVOLVER is breaking up. Singer
Scott Weiland stunned an audience in Glasgow, Scotland last Thursday (March 20) when he told them that they were watching "the last tour" by the group.
Weiland's announcement was followed by an online war of words between him and
VELVET REVOLVER drummer
Matt Sorum. But in an interview with England's
BBC Radio 1,
Slash simply said, "Well, let's put it this way — this is not
VELVET REVOLVER's last tour," adding that the group planned to make a third album.
In the same interview,
Slash also refuted comments made by bassist
Duff McKagan that
VELVET REVOLVER would open for
LED ZEPPELIN on a rumored world tour.
Slash said, "There's been a huge rumor going around about us opening for them and I think that was something that was taken out of context. I think as far as
ZEPPELIN doing a tour, that remains to be seen."
LED ZEPPELIN has made no plans to tour yet despite an acclaimed and hugely successful reunion show in London last December.
On the other hand,
Scott Weiland is reuniting with his previous group,
STONE TEMPLE PILOTS, for a series of shows this summer, adding fuel to speculation that
VELVET REVOLVER was on its last legs.
