--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: I was never into hanging out on the…" description: "\"I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. When it came to Guns N' Roses and the scene that was going on then, that was something we pretty much..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/slash-4766_claws_i-was-never-into-hanging-out-on-the-suns_2342810.png" --- # I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. When it… ![“I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. When it came to Guns N' Roses and the scene that was going on then, that was something we pretty much hated. That was what we had to scratch and claw through, and as soon as we got established enough to leave, we never went back.” quote by Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/slash-4766_claws_i-was-never-into-hanging-out-on-the-suns_2342810.png) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/slash-4766_claws_i-was-never-into-hanging-out-on-the-suns_2342810.png) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c06/slash-4766_claws_i-was-never-into-hanging-out-on-the-suns_2342810.png) > “I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. When it came to Guns N' Roses and the scene that was going on then, that was something we pretty much hated. That was what we had to scratch and claw through, and as soon as we got established enough to leave, we never went back.” [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. He rejected mainstream party culture, preferring authenticity over trend. **In simple terms:** Avoid the hype; follow your own path. Key Takeaway Stay true, ignore superficial scenes. Themes authenticity rebellion music culture personal values Mood reflective defiant Type personal philosophical When to use this quote - choosing bands - social gatherings - career decisions Key Concepts counterculture identity self‑determination Questions to Reflect On - What environments feel inauthentic to you? - How do you maintain integrity in social settings? A Different Perspective The Sunset Strip scene was vibrant but not for everyone. ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet [Gun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/gun/) [Guns n roses](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/guns-n-roses/) [Hanging out](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hanging-out/) [Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/rose/) [Sunset](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/sunset/) ## Related quotes > [But if I was still trying to be in Guns N' Roses while I wasn't in the band... I wouldn't want to maintain an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/but-if-i-was-still-trying-to-be-in-guns-n-roses-while-i-wasn-t-in-the/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [For me, the original Guns N' Roses is the embodiment of a certain kind of chemistry that really couldn't be duplicated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/for-me-the-original-guns-n-roses-is-the-embodiment-of-a-certain-kind/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [ What does surprise me, though, is the amount of attention this band \[Guns'n'Roses\] has garnered 11 years after the original lineup broke up. That's… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/what-does-surprise-me-though-is-the-amount-of-attention-this-band/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [When I see footage of Guns N' Roses, I see that fu\*\*ing hunger and attitude. You could not f\*\*k with those five guys. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/when-i-see-footage-of-guns-n-roses-i-see-that-fu-ing-hunger-and/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [When that band started out, I was 18 years old. So that was my reality all the way up until I quit the band.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/when-that-band-started-out-i-was-18-years-old-so-that-was-my-reality/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I mean, the thing about Guns N' Roses was that it wasn't trying to attach itself to the '80s, or anything that had to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-mean-the-thing-about-guns-n-roses-was-that-it-wasn-t-trying-to/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [As for Guns N' Roses, I don't think there's ever a chance of a reunion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/as-for-guns-n-roses-i-don-t-think-there-s-ever-a-chance-of-a-reunion/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [The scary thing is that this band was founded in 1988, and back then it was Guns N' Roses, L.A. Guns and , like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-mcgrath/the-scary-thing-is-that-this-band-was-founded-in-1988-and-back-then/) [Mark McGrath](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-mcgrath/) > [I am not a rock producer. I don't see that. I once turned down Guns N' Roses. I don't like shouting. I'm a melody…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-lillywhite/i-am-not-a-rock-producer-i-don-t-see-that-i-once-turned-down-guns-n/) [Steve Lillywhite](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-lillywhite/) > [Who's the new Ramones, who's the new Guns 'N Roses, who's the new Motley Crue, who's the new Black Sabbath? They're coming, they're on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikki-sixx/who-s-the-new-ramones-who-s-the-new-guns-n-roses-who-s-the-new-motley/) [Nikki Sixx](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikki-sixx/) > [Guns 'N' Roses music was part of the fabric of all people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-tyler/guns-n-roses-music-was-part-of-the-fabric-of-all-people/) [Steven Tyler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-tyler/) > [The real shame about the ending of the Guns N' Roses when I got kicked out wasn't just that I got kicked out, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-adler/the-real-shame-about-the-ending-of-the-guns-n-roses-when-i-got-kicked/) [Steven Adler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-adler/) > [ Buckethead \[former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist\] is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mustaine/buckethead-former-guns-n-roses-guitarist-is-probably-twice-as-good-a/) [Dave Mustaine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mustaine/) > [Queen and Bon Jovi, Aerosmith and Guns N' Roses - I had a huge rock-band mania. I play a little bit of drums.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/psy/queen-and-bon-jovi-aerosmith-and-guns-n-roses-i-had-a-huge-rock-band/) [PSY](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/psy/) > [I would play with Guns n' Roses anytime.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sebastian-bach/i-would-play-with-guns-n-roses-anytime/) [Sebastian Bach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sebastian-bach/) ## More by Slash > [You know, when you really connect with the instrument and everything just comes out on an emotional level very naturally through your playing. That's,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/you-know-when-you-really-connect-with-the-instrument-and-everything/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [Directing is like guitar playing. That's a unique mind-set and talent, unto itself. I like the idea of putting everything together to make a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/directing-is-like-guitar-playing-that-s-a-unique-mind-set-and-talent/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I love classical music. It has left a major mark on my playing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-love-classical-music-it-has-left-a-major-mark-on-my-playing/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I do all my interviews on the toilet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-do-all-my-interviews-on-the-toilet/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I got the name Slash because I used to work in a grocery store and I was in charge of reducing prices for really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-got-the-name-slash-because-i-used-to-work-in-a-grocery-store-and-i/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [If you were a kid and you wanted to come out and make a statement now, you'd have to really dig deep to find…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/if-you-were-a-kid-and-you-wanted-to-come-out-and-make-a-statement-now/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I only get concerned about money when the electricity goes out. Then you have to do acoustic records.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-only-get-concerned-about-money-when-the-electricity-goes-out-then/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I've always had to do things my way; I've gotten high my way, I've gotten in my way, I've been in and out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-ve-always-had-to-do-things-my-way-i-ve-gotten-high-my-way-i-ve/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [That's a wonderful side effect of leather pants: when you pee yourself in them, they're more forgiving than jeans.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/that-s-a-wonderful-side-effect-of-leather-pants-when-you-pee-yourself/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [No one expects the rug to be yanked out from underneath them; life-changing events usually dont announce themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/no-one-expects-the-rug-to-be-yanked-out-from-underneath-them-life/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [ \[the best advice about women\] was from Robert Evans. The line was in his book, but he told me, "When it comes to a… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/the-best-advice-about-women-was-from-robert-evans-the-line-was-in-his/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [One time we played a concert in Antwerp, Belgium. At least I thought it was Antwerp, Belgium. Turns out it was a Stop 'n…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/one-time-we-played-a-concert-in-antwerp-belgium-at-least-i-thought-it/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [Axl and I came from completely different backgrounds. Because of that we made an interesting pair trying to figure each other out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/axl-and-i-came-from-completely-different-backgrounds-because-of-that/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [A day doesn't go by where I don't get surprised by something.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/a-day-doesn-t-go-by-where-i-don-t-get-surprised-by-something/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) > [I like to piss on myself,its so attractive...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/slash/i-like-to-piss-on-myself-its-so-attractive/) [Slash](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) [Explore all 106 Slash quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/slash/) ## More Claws quotes > [When the Batman TV series was taken to the silver screen, one of America's favourite sweethearts would don the mask and claws of Catwoman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eartha-kitt/when-the-batman-tv-series-was-taken-to-the-silver-screen-one-of/) [Eartha Kitt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eartha-kitt/) > [Of course, when we got home, we found that Dagda had peed on my down comforter. He had also eaten part of Mom's maidenhair…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cate-tiernan/of-course-when-we-got-home-we-found-that-dagda-had-peed-on-my-down/) [Cate Tiernan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cate-tiernan/) > [If thou art of elephant-strength or of lion-claw, still peace is, in my opinion, better than strife.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/saadi/if-thou-art-of-elephant-strength-or-of-lion-claw-still-peace-is-in-my/) [Saadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/saadi/) > [Fear God, and offend not the Prince nor his laws, and keep thyself out of the magistrate's claws.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/thomas-tusser/fear-god-and-offend-not-the-prince-nor-his-laws-and-keep-thyself-out/) [Thomas Tusser](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/thomas-tusser/) > [Losing is the bane and bugbear of every professional athlete's existence, but in baseball the monster seems to hang closer than in other sports,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/roger-angell/losing-is-the-bane-and-bugbear-of-every-professional-athlete-s/) [Roger Angell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/roger-angell/) > [Sometimes to go forward you've got to go to the depths of your own personal despair and claw yourself back. From that point, no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gordon-strachan/sometimes-to-go-forward-you-ve-got-to-go-to-the-depths-of-your-own/) [Gordon Strachan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gordon-strachan/) > [Science is not a body of facts. Science is a state of mind. It is a way of viewing the world, of facing reality…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-angier/science-is-not-a-body-of-facts-science-is-a-state-of-mind-it-is-a-way/) [Natalie Angier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-angier/) > [“He let out a soft, lethal laugh that raked claws down her temper.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-j-maas/he-let-out-a-soft-lethal-laugh-that-raked-claws-down-her-temper/) [Sarah J. Maas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-j-maas/) > [The temptation is to stay inside; to subside into the kind of recluse whom neighborhood children regard with derision and little awe; to let…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/margaret-atwood/the-temptation-is-to-stay-inside-to-subside-into-the-kind-of-recluse/) [Margaret Atwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/margaret-atwood/) > [Every bird which flies has the thread of the infinite in its claw.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/victor-hugo/every-bird-which-flies-has-the-thread-of-the-infinite-in-its-claw/) [Victor Hugo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/victor-hugo/) > [“So...I suggest you try and get control over your more unusual nature, see if you can't coax those claws away, and I'll try very,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-griffin/so-i-suggest-you-try-and-get-control-over-your-more-unusual-nature/) [Kate Griffin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-griffin/) > [“This Kitten Has Claws”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/l-j-smith/this-kitten-has-claws/) [L.J. Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/l-j-smith/) > [As far as history goes I am dead. If there is something beyond I shall have to bounce back. I have found God, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-miller/as-far-as-history-goes-i-am-dead-if-there-is-something-beyond-i-shall/) [Henry Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-miller/) > [This is a fierce bad rabbit; look at his savage whiskers, and his claws and his turned-up tail.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/beatrix-potter/this-is-a-fierce-bad-rabbit-look-at-his-savage-whiskers-and-his-claws/) [Beatrix Potter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/beatrix-potter/) > [If the basic human nature was aggressive, we would have been born with animal claws & huge teeth -- but ours are very short,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dalai-lama/if-the-basic-human-nature-was-aggressive-we-would-have-been-born-with/) [Dalai Lama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dalai-lama/) Browse all 275 Claws quotes ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was never into hanging out on the Sunset Strip. 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