Slash: 'Everybody’s in a panic because the music business has turned upside down'

Slash believes people are panicking because of the changing landscape of the music industry.

The music scene has been constantly adapting to the digital age, with U2 for example releasing their latest album 'Songs of Innocence' for free via iTunes.

Speaking to the Independent, guitarist Slash - who has just released his new solo album 'World On Fire' - believes genres like rock and metal will survive any music business changes.

He said: "There’s a big metal influence that I’ve always had, [since] I was first turned on to Black Sabbath. I’ve always loved metal bands, this entire time they’ve just been making music with whatever resources they have and gaining a hardcore fan base.

"Now that we’re in this place where everybody’s in a panic because the music business has turned completely upside down, they’re like, ‘Well we’re cool! We’ve been doing it our own way all along'. To this day, the only thing in rock n’ roll that’s survived the test of the millennium has been metal."

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