Despite creating one of rock’s most iconic riffs, Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash has admitted he initially had doubts about the band’s 1988 hit “Sweet Child O’ Mine.”

In a recent interview with Guitar World magazine, the 60-year-old guitarist, whose real name is Saul Hudson, explained his early reluctance toward the song that would become one of the band’s defining singles.

“I have to admit I did have a thing with it,” Slash told Guitar World. “It was a riff I came up with, and I didn’t know what I was going to do with it. I wasn’t really thinking about it at the time, but it inspired the whole song.”

The guitarist’s hesitation stemmed from the song’s style, which differed from the band’s harder-edged sound. “I always say this, but to me, we were like a Motorhead-type hard rock band, s

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