Duff mckagan announced a may 12th release date for his upcoming book how to be a man. Duff mckagan is just about as rock n roll as you can get. An attack of acute alcoholinduced pancreatitis was the wakeup call former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan needed to give up a lifestyle of heavy drinking and drug abuse. But, author alex stone writes, duff mckagans memoir shows the ugly. Roses bassist duff mckagan reminisces about the highs and lows of a life. If all he ever recorded was guns n roses sweet child o mine he would go. Pages in category songs written by duff mckagan the following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. Taking parenting advice from one of the rockers in guns n roses. Youtube nirvana in utero 20th anniversary interview dave grohl and krist novoselic share memories duration. Since 2001, the bands lineup has included vocalist and rhythm.
Duff mckagan has 14 books on goodreads with 19144 ratings. Mckagan was a founding member of the bands guns n roses gnr and velvet revolver, and he has penned what. Every product was carefully curated by an esquire editor. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. Duff has done a lot of living since those heady stadium rock days, including writing a second book how to be a man and other illusions.
As he gears up for the may 12 release of his muchbuzzedabout new book, how to be a man and other illusions da capo press, former guns n roses bassist duff. And a friend of mine said, youve got to get off this. Watch the full interview with duff mckagan on wednesday 14 december on bbc world news and the bbc. An absolute masterpiece of a book, you cant get any more genuine, intelligent, inspiring, thought provoking, heart touching and mind blowing autobiography than duffs its so easy and. Duff mckagan revealed why guns n roses reunited in a new wcpo article. Duff mckagan talks early guns n roses years and solo album with. Duff mckagan interview hard force magazine june 1999.
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Duff mckagan gunsnroses, velvet revolver in an exclusive interview for mulatschag tv about touring with loaded. Adapted from his autobiography, its so easy and other lies, guns n roses bassist duff mckagan and filmmaker christopher duddy explore his mischievous youth in seattle, the formation of. Duff mckagan interview on book, axl rose, and guns n roses. Duff mckagan, past guitarist in guns n roses, shares his incredible story of playing bass for one of the biggest bands in the world. Roses and velvet revolver and founder of a wealth management firm for musicians, recently released how to be a man and. Whoops, sorry, theyre actually known as duff mckagans loaded, though when bullzeye had the opportunity to sit down with duff before his. But instead, the story became well, it became something else. Bbc news hardtalk guns n roses bassist duff mckagan.
Mckagan is still relishing in the seahawks surprising playoff run. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a. Rock musician duff mckagan, a founder member of both guns n roses and velvet revolver, has spoken to sarah montague about the alcohol abuse which eventually led to his pancreas bursting at the. Duff mckagan talks about his new book, its so easy. Hes proudly raw and harsh, refusing to hold back in terms of language and content, happy to rail on his band mates, his. It isnt just a book for rock fans, it is a book for anyone who thinks about life and tries their best to make it count, but. Mckagan has a nice eye for details and a surprisingly good memory. Michael andrew duff mckagan, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Punk icon henry rollins interviews guns n roses bassist duff mckagan about.
He went on and on down the road, finally coming to a black woods, where he hid and wept as if his heart would break. As a proud guns n roses historian, ive read my fair share of gnrrelated books and in a way was kind of dreading another one. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. When reading a celebrity memoir, im not usually in it for the writing, but for the behind the scenes gossip and stories from someone i admire or find fascinating. At the time, duff mckagan was still sticking it out as the longtime bassist of guns n. And i got a book deal from that column, mckagan said in an interview with total rock radio via blabbermouth. A chat with duff mckagan, duff mckagan interview, guns n. Bestknown for his role in the hard rock icons guns n roses, duff mckagan provided bass for some of the most revered albums in the metal canon and continued a life in music after gnrs.
But when i was offered the chance to read the autobiography of duff mckagan. There are a number of topics you might expect to come up during an interview. He has been married to susan holmesmckagan since august 28, 1999. Twenty years ago, the headline above might have seemed more appropriate in the onion. I moved into this apartment building and my nextdoor neighbor was west arkeen, this crazy little guitarplayer guy, this little freak. Alice in chains guitarist jerry cantrell and guns n roses bassist duff mckagan have known each other since the 80s, when they were both seattle musicians on the cusp of breaking through. You can ask duff about sex, substance abuse, axl rose and his neardeath experience after his pancreas burst.
Original guns n roses bassist duff mckagan shares his thoughts in a new book. A founding member and rhythmic anchor of guns n roses the real gnr, duff helped set the precedent for post. When we here at sportsnation saw that our good friends at seattle weekly had secured former guns n roses bassist, duff mckagan. Duff mckagan on his new book, axl rose, and his favorite guns n roses song. Duff mckagan interview being a better husband and dad. But, i realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how. Ah, what agony was that, what despair, when the tomb of memory was. Duff mckagan talks early gnr years and solo album with henry.
Duff mckagan is an interactive music video featuring guns n roses and velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan. Duff mckagan in conversation with nirvanas kris novoselic. What does it mean to have a successful life after being in one of the worlds biggest bands. As a proud guns n roses historian, ive read my fair. Believe in me is duff mckagans first solo album, released on september 28, 1993. Mckagan drank 10 bottles of wine a day mp4 youtube. He is known for being a founding member of the legendary rock band gun n roses.
Duff mckagan was born on february 5, 1964 in seattle, washington, usa as michael andrew mckagan. I wasnt expecting much at all from guns and roses bassist duff mckagan when i picked up his first book its so easy and. Mix duff mckagan in conversation with nirvanas kris novoselic. Mckagan, guns n roses bassist for 12 years, was just another troubled artist teetering between life and the after. Talking bass with duff mckagan posted on february 1, 2014 by peter. As i told you, the name duff mckagan can only open some doors and allow us to play in bigger. One wouldnt usually turn to a veteran of guns n roses for advice on how to live, but duff mckagan is not a typical rock musician. According to duff mckagan, addiction is a lonely and terrifying place to be. Duff mckagan, former guns nroses bassist susannah ireland. An absolute masterpiece of a book, you cant get any more genuine, intelligent, inspiring, thought provoking, heart touching and mind blowing autobiography than duff s its so easy and other lies. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a man.
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