Slash’s real name is Saul Hudson, but his famous stage name has a very specific origin. He received the nickname “Slash” when he was a teenager from actor Seymour Cassel, a close family friend.
According to Cassel, Saul was always:
- rushing from place to place
- constantly involved in different activities
- hanging out with many different groups
- always “on the move”
Because of that fast-paced personality, Cassel told him he was like someone who would “slip in and out of places” — always moving, never standing still.
So he started calling him “Slash.”
The name stuck immediately, and by the time he became a musician, everyone already knew him by that nickname.
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