SLASH TABS BARKER OTHERS FOR SOLO ALBUM, NO SORUM?

Velvet Revolver’s drummer Matt Sorum gives an update on Slash’s solo album which is due to be released this year

Slash is hard at work in the studio continuing to finish his first solo album and the former Guns N’ Roses and current Velvet Revolver guitarist has been working with a number of different artists including Ozzy Osborne, Fergie and a rhythm section on a few songs that includes the formidable pairing of former NIN drummer Josh Freese and former Jane’s Addiction bassist Chris Chaney. Posting an update on his Myspace page, Slash revealed “We’ve nailed four killer tracks with four amazing vocals so far, so things are going extremely well. Everybody who has contributed vocals so far have been flawless and the rhythm section, Josh and Chris, are priceless. It’s definitely going to be a kick-ass record, if I do say so myself.” With a revolving door of Slash’s friends lending their talents to his solo album, he has been picking and choosing a different lineup for each song thus ensuring a wide range of different styles and musicians will take part in the project.

We caught up with Velvet Revolver drummer Matt Sorum, to find out if he was asked by Slash to be a part of his solo album.

“He hasn’t asked me. You know he’s got Jason Bonham playing on it and Travis Barker and I think he wants to kind of separate himself and do his own thing and that’s cool. I mean when he first did Snakepit, I told him years ago that I thought it might be a good idea for him to bring in different singers and do that kind of thing, when we did the first Snakepit album way back when. Now he’s doing it and I think it’s a good time for him to explore other styles of music because he’s such a great guitar player and he’s lent his guitar playing to so many great artists like everyone from Iggy Pop to Dylan and he’s played with Michael Jackson. I mean he’s played with everybody. So to ask a favor back for him, it’s a big thing for Slash and really excited for him.”

Slash will perform a solo concert at the 2009 Quart Festival, although he will be joined by a number of guests and promises to perform a mixture of old and new material. The Quart Festival will place June 30th until July 4th in Kristiansand, Norway. Slash and his Velvet Revolver band mates continue their search for a replacement for vocalist Scott Weiland as they continue to write material in hopes to find the perfect front man.