There was little musically on Guns N' Roses' Chinese Democracy last year to prevent Axl Rose from becoming the perpetual butt of jokes about overambition/ego, but the guitarist from when the band was good, Slash, has been working on a solo album relatively quietly.

At a Marshall Classic Rock Roll of Honour event Monday, Slash told a reporter, "It's pretty much done. I've got a couple of songs left to mix and I've got one song left to record which I'm doing as soon as I leave here, after I head back tomorrow."

While Slash was legally obligated to keep mum on collaborations, rumored names  include Fergie, Chris Cornell, Ozzy Osbourne (!), and Dave Grohl.

The album is scheduled to be released in some time early 2010. I think we can trust Slash on this one.

[Contactmusic]