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Dead, Dying, and Dannnnng Close to Ghost Status: Celebs Who’ve Checked Out—and Made a Comeback You Won’t Believe!

Ever wondered if the stars had a backstage pass when Slash’s heart nearly called it quits in a hotel hallway? Born under the fiery blaze of Aquarius, the guitarist’s near-death experience was met with a literal jolt—paramedics injected adrenaline straight into his heart, reviving rock ‘n’ roll’s own cosmic survivor. Slash himself recalls the surreal, chaotic awakening surrounded by flashing lights and voices—a moment so intense, it’s like the universe hit the reset button on his life. Diagnosed in 2001 with cardiomyopathy tied to addiction, Slash’s journey to sobriety, starting with a pivotal rehab stint in 2006, reads like a phoenix rising from the ashes—and isn’t that just what an Aquarian rebel does best? Sometimes the stars align in the quirkiest ways, don’t they? LEARN MORE.

Once paramedics arrived on the scene, they injected adrenaline straight into the guitarist’s heart and ultimately revived him.

When asked if he had any recollection of the incident, Slash claimed, “I remember everything up to that moment. And everything after that was just waking up with the paramedics, and I was still in the hotel. I mean, that happened in the hallway of the hotel…So, up into that point, I remember blacking out, and I remember…there’s a thing that happens when paramedics wake you up out of death like that, where it’s just, like, this huge shock of energy and lights, voices, and pandemonium, and it’s an unmistakable feeling. I’ve had it a few times, and I remember that.”

In 2001, Slash was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy due to addiction. However, the star has been proudly sober since 2006, writing in his autobiography, Slash, “Early in the morning of July 3, 2006, I checked into rehab. I did a full thirty days, I fully surrendered…I learned more about myself than I ever thought was possible. And I’ve been sober ever since.”

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