![]() Slash: Fortunately for me, I never think too far into the future. ![]() Were you ever planning this project to last this long? Q: You guys have been together for a decade. It’s this invisible thing that really has an important facet of what the record sounds like. If you’re listening to The Faces, you don’t know how the energy is the way it is. It’s not tangible to the average listener. I record live all the time and want to capture that energy of everyone in the same room. I called Dave and we had in common wanting to record a rock record live. On top of that, he had recorded Rival Sons, and they stuck out as this great-sounding rock band on the radio. The interesting thing about Dave was that while he was primarily country, they were the coolest, most down-to-earth, raw and human records, so I dug that. I talked to people about who are the good rock producers out there right now, and I was given a short list of four. Slash: No offense to Dave, but I didn’t know who he was at the time. Q: You recorded with Dave Cobb in Nashville, who produces a lot of country and rootsy artists (Chris Stapleton, Brandi Carlile). Rock Hall 2022: Nominees include Pat Benatar, Duran Duran, Rage Against the Machine I’m really fortunate to be in two really great bands. ![]() Guns N’ Roses has become a thing, and it’s impossible to get away from the fact that it’s as big as it is and there’s that pressure. With The Conspirators, it’s not a huge band like Guns N’ Roses, so we don’t have any major expectations and do it for the fun of it and go out and play. With Myles and the other guys, it’s its own thing, and Axl and (GNR bassist) Duff (McKagan) and that environment, it’s its own thing. From a musical standpoint, what’s it like creating with Myles versus Axl? Q: You’ve had the privilege of working with two of rock’s most robust vocalists. We only had some overdubs so it slowed that down, but we were lucky. I got vaccinated and got it two days later. We did it relatively fast, and as soon as we were done, I got the call from Myles that he tested positive. We had a great drive across the country to Nashville and we had this great experience recording live in-studio. Everyone got tested at a Vegas clinic everyone was negative. We rented a tour bus from Las Vegas to Nashville, where we were recording. Slash: We were 100% confident we were all secure. Q: How did almost everyone in the band getting COVID-19 affect this new record? It’s a conscientious group of people, but you can’t control everything, and it’s hard to contain this thing. We have so many safety measures (prepared) for this tour, so we just go for it. We just did the Guns N’ Roses tour and there were a lot of precautions. How worried are you about getting through it with everyone staying healthy? Q: The band’s The River is Rising tour kicks off Tuesday. Slash wrote the riff for the cinematic “Fall Back to Earth” while on safari in South Africa (“Musically, for me, the environment does have an influence” he said), and the beautifully melodic “Fill My World” reflects Kennedy’s sadness after seeing his Shih Tzu Mozart panicking during a storm via his home video system.Ĭalling from band rehearsal in Los Angeles, Slash, 56, talked with USA TODAY about the Conspirators’ collective bout with COVID-19, working with renowned producer Dave Cobb on “4” and the young artists who will carry the rock 'n’ roll torch. Many of the songs, such as “The Path Less Followed,” were written before the pandemic and draw influence from life experiences. Worried about buying a concert ticket? Here's what to know about ticketing policies
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