Slash She is honoring the life of her late stepdaughter.
The legendary guitarist is 58 years old. Instagram On Sunday, July 21, he announced that his stepdaughter, Lucy Blue Knight, died “peacefully” in Los Angeles on July 19 at the age of 25, calling her “an incredibly talented artist, a passionate dreamer and a fascinating, lovely and kind soul.”
Slash did not provide details about the cause of her death. When contacted by People, a rep for Slash had no further comment. In an Instagram post, he asked that the family “please maintain privacy at this time and keep social media speculation to a minimum while we grieve and process this tragic loss.”
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On July 21, two days after Knight’s death, a seemingly planned post was shared to her Instagram page, featuring a selfie and caption reflecting on her relationships with various people in Knight’s life.
According to an Instagram post by Slash, Knight, who was born on Dec. 6, 1998, was “the beloved daughter of Megan Hodges and Mark Knight, step-daughter of Samantha Summers Knight and Slash, sister of Scarlett Knight and step-sister of London and Cash Hudson.”
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Slash, whose real name is Saul Hudson, began dating Blue Knight’s mother, Megan Hodges, in 1989, but their relationship cooled off before rekindling in 2015, more than 20 years later.
During that time, Slash was married to model and actress Rene Suran, with whom he was together from 1992 to 1997. He then married Perla Ferrer in 2001, with whom he had sons London and Cash. The marriage ended in 2014.The Guns N’ Roses icon then began dating Hodges again the following year.
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Before announcing the news of his stepdaughter’s death on the morning of July 21, Slash told fans: X (formerly Twitter) announced, “Due to various circumstances, the four shows of the SERPENT tour from July 22nd to July 27th have unfortunately been cancelled.”
Slash’s SERPENT tour is currently hitting the road across the US, and earlier this month the artist told PEOPLE: “Put everything [his] Attention to detail that [he] “Maybe we can” to liven up the tour.
“I’m looking forward to it because it’s a lot of fun. I’m really looking forward to opening up and playing my heart out for two hours every day for a couple of months and jamming with the people I’m touring with,” he added at the time.
