The post Duff McKagan: Slash’s Iconic “Sweet Child o’ Mine” Intro Was Meant to “Get Rid of the Song” appeared first on Consequence. Guns N’ Roses made their name with a gritty blend of blues-infused ...

Slash says a long-standing rumor about how he came up with “Sweet Child O’ Mine” is just that – a rumor. “Somebody else said that and it just became one of those things,” Slash said on the Eddie Trunk ...

“Sweet Child O’ Mine” is one of Guns N’ Roses most popular songs. So it may come as a shock that Slash tried to sabotage its creation, at least according to Duff McKagan. Appearing on the Songcraft ...

During an appearance on the Songcraft podcast, McKagan recalled how the track came together. “Izzy [Stradlin] had the three chords,” the bassist explained. “OK, well that’s… What do you do with that?