Guns n’ Roses guitarist Slash quits Twitter after Solana Meme Coin Hack

Guns n’ Roses guitarist Slash forever abandoned X (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday.

The decision comes just a week after the hackers compromised and promoted their verified accounts. Solana-The base Meme Coin called Guns, mistakenly positioned it as the official gun n’Roses Crypto Project.

“This has been a repeated post-hack decision, reflecting a change in how I want to connect,” Slash told followers about what could be his last tweet, at least for now.

It remains unclear why Slash claimed the hack was “repeated” or whether the message was specifically directed at the April 2nd hack incident.

Towards the end of the farewell tweet, the rock legend has instructed fans to follow him on other popular social media platforms, urging some fans to try out Bluesky, a decentralized alternative.

Welcome to the Jungle

The guitarist’s account was hacked a few hours after April Fool’s Day and posted several promotional messages about fake guns and rose meme coins.

“Within two hours, we’ll be releasing meme coins in Solana. Wait…” the hacker posted, pinning a post claiming to “invest 1 million dollars in a $gun over the next hour” to create artificial excitement.

These posts have been removed, but the token remains live on PumpFun, but it costs just $3,300.

You are not the first

This is not the first time a meme coin hacker has targeted a hard rock band. Last June, American heavy metal band Metallica saw its Twitter account hacked and promoted another Solana Meme Coin, Metal.

The hackers used the band’s brand colours and falsely insisted on a partnership with Ticketmaster. The token reached a market capitalization of at least $10 million before crashing within hours.

The hack represents a broader pattern of targeting musicians and celebrities on the platform for influence, coins, or other.

I’ll go anything

The hack contrasts with the legitimate efforts of guns and “roses” to use emerging technologies.

Last February, the band created a headline to use AI in the music video for “The General.” Design agency Creative Works London has used stable diffusion to create dreamlike visuals on Unreal Engine rendering.

In the music video, a young boy strolls through the magenta cyberpunk streets, with live footage of the band transforming into alien characters.

The Ai-Enhanced video included subtle Easter eggs with “G”, “N”, “R” and “AI” elements. This is a deliberate artistic choice, not a fraudulent exploitation of the band’s brand.