- dri ven ▁rock ▁as ▁with ▁their ▁earlier ▁material . ▁ ▁Sl ash ▁rel ates ▁how ▁he ▁eventually ▁achieved ▁stability ▁and ▁sob ri ety ▁after ▁his ▁second ▁marriage ▁and ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁two ▁sons . ▁ ▁The ▁book ' s ▁tag line ▁is : ▁' It ▁seems ▁excess ive , ▁but ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁mean ▁it ▁didn ' t ▁happen ... ' ▁ ▁Sl ash : ▁The ▁Aut obi ography ▁of ▁Sl ash ▁ ▁Sl ash ' s ▁aut obi ography ▁tells ▁his ▁story ▁of ▁playing ▁in ▁bands ▁around ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁eventually ▁leading ▁to ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es , ▁who ▁would ▁go ▁on ▁to ▁become ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁bands ▁on ▁the ▁planet ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 9 0 s , ▁before ▁col laps ing ▁under ▁their ▁own ▁weight . ▁ ▁He ▁discuss es ▁his ▁reasons ▁for ▁leaving ▁the ▁band , ▁what ▁he ▁did ▁after ▁leaving , ▁the ▁other ▁projects ▁he ▁worked ▁on ▁between ▁leaving ▁G uns ▁N ' ▁Ros es ▁and ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁Vel vet ▁Revol ver , ▁and ▁the ▁drama ▁surrounding ▁that ▁band , ▁and ▁everything ▁in ▁between . ▁ ▁Sl ash ▁also ▁explains ▁how ▁he ▁de alt ▁with ▁and ▁over c ame ▁the ▁har sh ▁ch ains ▁of ▁add iction , ▁and ▁his ▁many ▁close ▁calls ▁with ▁death ▁because ▁of ▁hero in , ▁c oca ine , ▁p ills , ▁alco hol , ▁and ▁more . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁bad ▁add iction ▁to