Slash to announce shock retirement from music?
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Sad news for Slash fans. Speculation had been rife that Guns N' Roses ex-guitarist is about to announce his retirement from music, at age 59, with immediate effect.
UPDATE 07/07/2025 : This story seems to be false. (read more)
Being a guitarist isn't fun anymore
“As we get older, there are phases of life that we enter into, and being a guitarist just isn't fun anymore,” he might have said, says a source who remained anonymous. Other reports hinted that he may branch out into other creative fields he is better at (and more interested in), though they didn't provide any details.
#ThankYouSlash
For a little while on Sunday evening, #ThankYouSlash was a trending hashtag on Twitter. As many fans reminisce and look back on all the unforgettable memories, some may wonder what about now made him make the decision.
“Slash was unlike any other guitarist we’ve ever seen! #ThankYouSlash”
— @universalObserver, 6 Jul 2025
“Didn't Slash retire about 3 years ago?”
— @samy2love, 6 Jul 2025
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