Slash Tries Sabotaging Rehearsal With Silly “Circus” Riff—But Axl’s Shouted Approval Turns It Into a Billboard 1, 18x-Platinum Legend. Guitarist Slash despised ballads, so during a rehearsal, he deliberately played a ridiculous, “circus”-like riff to annoy the band and ruin the session. But instead of getting angry, Axl Rose heard the tune from upstairs and instantly yelled, “Keep that thing on!” Slash’s prank became the foundation for “Sweet Child O’ Mine”—the band’s only Billboard 1 hit and one of the greatest accidental guitar riffs in rock history. Read the full story behind the legendary song!….
Rock history is filled with accidents, flukes, and strokes of chaotic genius but few stories are as wild, unexpected, or downright hilarious as the birth […]
