Slash tells all in new autobiography

EDMONTON, Alberta, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- Los Angeles-based hard rocker Slash tells all in his new autobiography, "Slash."

In the 463-page tome, the guitarist -- a co-founder of the bands Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver -- writes revealingly about his bi-racial upbringing, his musical life and particularly the drama within Guns N' Roses, and the drug addictions he finally kicked in early 2006.

"I always thought books seemed very final, like you're about to retire or have retired or something like that," says Slash, a father of two whose real name is Saul Hudson. "But I figured that from the time I started playing guitar all the way through Guns N' Roses was pretty much a career in itself, and I've gone on to do a bunch of stuff since then.

"So I could sort of wrap up one sort of phase in my life and move on, you know?"

Slash is currently on tour with Velvet Revolver, which released its second album, "Libertad," earlier this year.