Slash talks Weird Al Yankovic and his new album with Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators

Both Slash and Weird Al Yankovic were making splashes in the music wave pool in the ‘80s and ‘90s in their respective genres. Slash as the lead guitarist for one of the biggest rock bands of the period (Guns N’ Roses) and Yankovic parodying timely artists like Michael Jackson and Coolio.

However, even though the two never crossed paths on one of Yankovic’s hilarious tunes, the legendary guitarist has revealed to Yahoo Canada Music which track he thinks would be cool for the solo artist to take on now that he is back in action.

“I’ve actually met him a couple of times [and] he’s a really cool guy,” Slash said. “I like him a lot and I think he’s great. I might be going out on a limb but I have a feeling that he attempted to cover a Guns N’ Roses song and it didn’t happen but I’m not totally sure. It’s sort of a vague memory. If he could do ‘Paradise City,’ that would be awesome.”

On Sept. 16, Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators (consisting of Todd Kerns on bass and Brent Fitz on drums) debuted their newest album together called “World on Fire,” which was recorded on tape.

“I’ve done everything on tape, especially with these solo records,” Slash explained. “Really the only time I ever did anything away from tape was with Velvet Revolver and that never sat well with me … if I can I like to do it on tape because I like to make vinyl and it’s just overall warmer sounding especially if you’re going to put it on vinyl.”

Along with listening for a certain quality on the record, fans should pay attention to the quantity of tracks on “World on Fire.” There are 17 tracks on the album – and ncluding all of that music on the album was a conscious decision on Slash’s part.

“I don’t like doing the deluxe records,” he said. “I think that it undermines the extra material and it also forces people to buy the record twice. This time around, I said, ‘Let’s just put it all on the record,’ and everyone was very happy about that because the big thing is making something seem like a B-side, like it’s not worthy of being on the album when that’s not the case. So, we just put it all on there.”

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