One of the great things about Slash is that he’ll play with just about anyone – Michael Jackson, Lenny Kravtiz, P. Diddy, Daughtry. Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop, even Scott Weiland. Seriously, the dude doesn’t discriminate.
So we’re not really surprised to hear that the former Guns N’ Roses guitarist is heading into the studio with Escala, an all-female string quartet that finished fifth place on Simon Cowell’s television competition Britain’s Got Talent. According to the group’s website, they will be collaborating with Slash next week on a cover of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir.”
The session was reportedly orchestrated by Cowell after he met Slash at Elton John’s Oscars party. British tabloid The Sun reported the pair “got on like a house on fire.”
The Escala album, which Cowell is releasing on his Syco Music label, will also feature covers of Snow Patrol's “Run” (sung by Leona Lewis), Robert Miles's “Children” and Wings' “Live and Let Die.”