On this day in 1983, a future rock legend heard something he couldn’t ignore.
It was May 28 when Slash walked into Gazzarri’s on the Sunset Strip, in Los Angeles, California, to watch Axl Rose sing with the band Rapidfire.
At the time, neither musician was close to fame. Los Angeles’ Sunset Strip was packed with young bands chasing their break, and Gazzarri’s was one of the key stops in the city’s underground rock scene. It was the kind of night that came and went for most people in the crowd—another set, another unknown singer, another hopeful performance in a crowded music world.
But something about that performance stood out. For Slash, it wasn’t just another show—it was a moment that shifted how he thought about vocals and connection in music. Looking back, it would become one of those quiet turning points that only makes sense in hindsight, when the bigger story finally unfolds.
"I'd worked with different singers on and off for a while, and then when I met Axl and we started jamming together, he was the only singer that ever brought an emotional content to it that affected me on an emotional level, on an energy level," Slash said during an episode of Revolver's "Fan First" series, according to Loudwire. "A song all of a sudden went to a whole new level, and I felt it..."
That moment stuck with him.
Two years later, the pair would cross paths again—and eventually help form Guns N’ Roses, one of the most explosive bands in rock history. Slash initially wasn’t in the lineup, as guitarist Tracii Guns held the role of lead guitarist before leaving due to creative differences. This opened the door for what would become a defining lineup in rock music.
Of course, things weren't always rainbows and butterflies for the group, and Slash actually walked away from Guns N' Roses in 1997. He and Rose had a 20-year feud that kept them from making magic together, but they reunited in 2016 for a new era of the most dangerous band in rock.
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