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Slash Attacked Onstage During Guns N' Roses Song

At a gig in Italy...

June 17, 2010 by Jason Gregory | Photo by WENN.com

Former Guns N' Roses guitarist Slash was attacked onstage during a gig in Italy last week.

Video footage of the incident shows a man tackling Slash from behind while he played the guitar solo from the band's hit, 'Sweet Child O' Mine'.

Slash attempted to carry on performing after the incident, before stopping when he realised his guitar was broken.

He played down the attack, which took place in Milan, in a message to fans after the concert.

Slash attacked onstage in Italy.

“It was a rowdy crowd for sure - but amazing," he wrote on Facebook afterwards. "The guy who nailed me didn't take me down but he busted my poor guitar.”

Slash went on to perform at the Download festival in Donington later in the week. You can see highlights on Gigwise here.

 

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  • I expect the dude was sick of hearing that tune. I know I am!

    ~ by Neil M 6/17/2010 Report

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  • That's what he gets for breaking up the best band of all time

    ~ by Guns N Roses 6/18/2010 Report

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  • slash is the best he dosent deserve it.With out him have you herd the song the guns are playing today ? no offence to axel and the others .But its just not the same

    ~ by jordan 6/18/2010 Report

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  • Well at least Slash kept on playing for the fans, if that was Axl he probably would have sulked and ended the concert.

    ~ by Mark 6/18/2010 Report

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  • if i was him i wudda just smashed the ****ing guitar at that point and made it more crazy. isnt that the kind of insanity guns came up with? haha like try 2 play it, then if it didnt work, smash it

    ~ by jeremy 6/18/2010 Report

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