While promoting his latest solo album, The Ides Of March, Myles Kennedy spoke to Audio Ink Radio about his long association with Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash. The Ides Of March, which is Kennedy’s second solo set, drops on Friday (March 14th).
Ultimate-Guitar.com transcribed some of Kennedy’s chat while discussing his Velvet Revolver, Slash’s Snakepit, and Conspirators bandmate, when he said, “(Slash’s) really cool. He’s very easy to work with. There’s no ‘intimidating’ whatsoever, actually, as far as writing with him — because of the fact that he’s not precious with his ideas. That’s one of the downfalls with a lot of creative people, is you tend to get kind of protective and territorial, and you let your ego come into the fold.”
Kennedy went on to say, “With him, what I learned early on in the process was that he was open to whatever. So, having that ability and knowing that he’s gonna do what’s best for the song is very liberating. He’s a very cool guy. He’s just a really mellow cat who loves to play music more than anything in the world. So, it’s fun.”
- Myles Kennedy tour dates (subject to change):
June 23 – Kansas City, MO – Uptown Theater
June 24 – Lincoln, NE – Bourbon Theatre
June 26 – Hoffman Estates, IL – Now Arena
June 27 – Oshkosh, WI – Ford Park Live
SIDE NOTES
The tracklisting to Myles Kennedy’s The Ides Of March is:
“Get Along”
“A Thousand Words”
“In Stride”
“The Ides Of March”
“Wake Me When It’s Over”
“Love Rain Down”
“Tell It Like It Is”
“Moonshot”
“Wanderlust Begins”
“Sifting Through The Fire”
“Worried Mind”
CHECK IT OUT:Slash & Myles Kennedy in 2010 performing “Sweet Child O’ Mine” live on Australia’s MAX Sessions: