It Begins with Two Boys Named Steven and Saul
The first ones to make it to Los Angeles were Steven Adler (whose real name is Michael Coletti) and Slash (whose real name is Saul Hudson) in the early 1970s. Adler made the move with his big brother and single mom, who was looking to start fresh after leaving her abusive husband in Cleveland, Ohio.
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Slash came from London, but he had parents who had already put their artistic talents to use in the music industry in L.A. They were friends (and more) with some of the biggest names in the biz (at one point, his mom’s boyfriend was David Bowie). They also had house guests like the Rolling Stones’ Ron Wood, so it only makes sense that Slash would begin his life of rock n’ roll at an early age.