A l'école, SLASH est tenu à l'écart par les autres élèves, en partie en raison de son look (cheveux longs, jeans et t-shirts).
Un étranger à l'école, il mène une vie de bohème a la maison. Il est beaucoup influencé par les visites que reçoivent ses parents : Joni Mitchell, David Geffen, Iggy Pop, David Bowie, Ron Wood,...
Sweet sixteen she was fresh and clean
Wanted so bad to be part of the scene
She met the man and she did the smack
Paid the price layin' flat on her back
Wanted so bad just to please the boys
They ended up just being a toy
Played so hard she burned her life away
Lies were told but no promises made
You know,
Nice boys don't play rock and roll
Nice boys don't play rock and roll
I'm not a nice boy!
And I never was
"Quand j'étais en Angleterre, c'était bizarre car j'étais le seul mome aux cheveux longs" (Slash, 1989)



