Welcome to appetite for discussion a guns n roses fan forum. Duff mckagan, born michael andrew mckagan on february 5th, 1964 in seattle, washington is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overd. Guns n roses are bringing their epic european tour to glasgow green on thursday. Please feel free to look around the forum as a guest, i hope you will find something of interest. Following the reformation of axl rose, slash and duff mckagan in 2016, the not in this lifetime tour has played to over 5. Mckagan, who has a been a member of numerous bands over the years. In addition to his musical career, mckagan, 51, has. Duff mckagan contact information name, email address, phone number. Cathouse founder donald macleod lifts the lid on 25 years. He was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame with slash, axl rose, matt sorum, steven adler and izzy stradlin. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan center and guitarist slash are back in the band for the first time in two decades. And my first book event is in seattle, washington at elliott bay book company in conversation with my ny times bestselling author husband duff mckagan. Its so easy, an evening with duff mckagan deano in america.
Guns n rosess original bassist duff mckagan on what it. Rock legend duff mckagan crestfallen over state of downtown seattle seattle rock legend and seattle native duff mckagan is worried about the city he loves. Duff mckagan s wife reveals secret to lasting marriage with guns n roses rocker, details on new book. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Guns n roses are performing in scotland this year here. Duff has written columns for seattle weekly and, and is the author of how to be a man. Guns n roses to announce scottish tour date in 2020 glasgow.
Duff mckagan will be signing books at hmv, in belfast, at 1pm today, and will give a concert tomorrow in spring and airbrake. Duff mckagan rated a book it was amazing ghost wars. Most recently, mckagan worked with ozzy osbourne on his new album ordinary man, which debuted at no. Michael andrew duff mckagan, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage. Duff mckagan s velvet revolver, guns n roses, duff mckagan s loaded muchanticipated autobiography, its so easy and other lies, is scheduled to arrive on october 4 via touchstone books. Duff mckagan is a multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author best known for his twelveyear tenure with the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He grew up rebellious, falling in love with punk and glam rock by the time he was a teenager. Taking parenting advice from one of the rockers in guns n roses might not seem like a good idea.
Mckagan is still relishing in the seahawks surprising playoff run. Duff mckagan is the cofounder of hard rock groups guns n roses and velvet revolver and is the author of the new york times bestseller its so easy and other lies. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. Its so easy and other lies is the most compelling book ive picked up in a while. In his new york times bestseller, duff mckagan, founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his lifesaving transformation via a unique path to sobriety. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As guns began to splinter, duff felt that he himself was done, too. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Duff mckagan says he was drinking 10 bottles of wine a day and that was when he was trying to cut down his alcohol intake 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. The guns n roses bassist has spent the better part of 30 years traveling the globe, getting a firsthand look at. Dec 04, 2015 velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan has penned a statement from the band on the death of their former singer, scott weiland. Matt sorums autobiography, double talkin jive, pushed.
Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist. Exguns n roses bassist touts book at moa maybe those tattoos on duff mckagan s right arm arent designed to make the former guns bassists bicep look loaded. Nov 03, 2017 guns n roses bassist duff mckagan center and guitarist slash are back in the band for the first time in two decades. Guns n roses announce glasgow and london shows, find out how. Axel, slash, duff and the band bring their latest tour to the uk this may and june. Duff mckagan booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info.
Sep 29, 2011 former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan moonlights as an investment guru. Phil holds a shocking interview with former guns n roses member, duff mckagan. Duff mckagan we caught up with mckagan, cofounder of guns n roses and velvet revolver, as he was stuck in manhattan traffic on may 12. Lisbon will be the first european city visited by the tour, with other cities on the.
Shop for signed photos, autographs and other autographed items related to duff mckagan. Yesterday at my book signing, this band of 14yearold kids came out wearing appetite shirts and theyve got a rock band. Original guns n roses bassist duff mckagan shares his thoughts in a new book. Appetite for destruction in 1987, g n r lies in 1988, use your illusion i and use your illusion ii in 1991, the spaghetti incident. Based on his new york times bestselling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of duff mckagan founding member and bass player for guns n roses. Donald tells a great tale of how guns n roses legend duff mckagan needed a 10minute warning before taking to the cathouse stage for a show.
The very next year slash and duff mckagan recruit matt to join guns n roses, and with that, matts life is transformed. He will play the academy, dublin, on thursday full text of the interview. May 19, 2015 the title of duff mckagans new book, how to be a man and other illusions, playfully spells it out that the tome is not what it seems. See more ideas about duff mckagan, the duff, guns n roses. Duff mckagan s wife, supermodel susan holmes mckagan. Duff mckagan announced a may 12th release date for his upcoming book how to be a man. The 48yearold died in his sleep of cardiac arrest while on tour. 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. Duff mckagan contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan to sign book in o. However, it was shelved after a merger between mckagan s parent label polygram and universal, and mckagan lost the rights to release it. Duff mckagan agent will be able to provide you with availability and pricing. You can hire and book duff mckagan by contacting the official agent of duff mckagan.
Duff mckagan booksigning events for new autobiography. Duff mckagan schedules book signings for how to be a man. The youngest of eight children, duff mckagan was born in seattle, washington in the spring of 1964. Velvet revolver issue statement on scott weilands death spin. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but. Duff mckagan on how to be a man and other illusions book. Duff s second chance legendary guns n roses bassist duff mckagan dishes on his new book, its so easy and other lies, which chronicles the terrifying turns he took as a musician and how he finally kicked his substance addiction. The guns n roses bassist has spent the better part of 30 years traveling the globe, getting a firsthand look at problems facing cities all over the world. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy.
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. If you want to join the discussions or contribute in other ways then you need to become a member. Chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan sportsnation espn. Duff mckagan s book tour will bring him to orange county on saturday, oct. Bbc news hardtalk guns n roses bassist duff mckagans. How to be a man and other illusions by duff mckagan. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it didultimatelyon duff, as well as on the band itself. Mckagan was born in glasgow, scotland but moved to l. Mckagan has scheduled the following book signing events.
May 15, 2015 today, duff mckagan keeps busy as a financial and sports writer, performing musician including, occasionally, with members of his old band guns n roses, and involved father of two teenage girls. Plus, a beautiful 25yearold admits she robbed her own family to feed her addic. Guns n roses have announced they will perform in london. Duff mckagan is the bassist for guns n roses and is also a writer. The book started for me when i wrote a letter to my seven siblings to thank them all, mckagan says in his preppy drawl. Theyre all older than me and theyre all heroes to me. His real name is michael, but his family gave him the nickname duff at the age of two and it stuck. Its so easy book by duff mckagan official publisher. He was born the youngest of eight children in a big, loving, workingclass irish family in seattle, washington. He was previously married to linda johnson and amanda mandy brixx. He is known for being a founding member of the legendary rock band gun n roses. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 by steve coll. Taking parenting advice from one of the rockers in guns n roses might not seem like a good idea, but for duff mckagan well make an exception.
Guns n roses are axl rose vocals, piano, duff mckagan bass, slash lead guitar, dizzy. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction. Duff mckagan the moth the art and craft of storytelling. Beautiful disease is the second solo album by guns n roses bassist duff mckagan which was slated to be released in 1999. Exclusive interview susan holmes mckagan book promotion. On wednesday, the lifes new columnist, former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan, will stop. The band made up of current members, axl rose, duff mckagan, slash.
Mckagan will be hitting the road again in 2020 with guns n roses for their recently announced north american stadium tour, which will kick off on july 4th in milwaukee. Find out how he turned his life around and what he says about current legends in crisis. Duff mckagan played bass for guns n roses for twelve years and cowrote many of their most iconic songs. Now the rocker has announced some east coast book signing dates. I hungrily eye the food table, where the makings of a delicious mexican feast. Duff mckagan was born on february 5, 1964 in seattle, washington, usa as michael andrew mckagan. Slash and duff mckagan in 2016, the not in this lifetime tour has played to over 5. Duff mckagan talks about his new book, its so easy. Dec 14, 2015 private planes, oceans of booze, mountains of drugs, and walltowall womenfor the 12 years duff mckagan played bass in guns nroses, life was a rocknroll dream. You can get the contact details for duff mckagan agent in our database.
Lr axl rose steven adler, slash and duff mckagan of the rock band guns n roses perform onstage at a ucla frat party. Guns n roses postponed at glasgow green, glasgow city. Indeed, mckagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing, read. Glasgow, uk,september 22 2008 barcode and other identifiers barcode. Browse duff mckagan pictures at, one of the largest collections of duff mckagan photos on the web. Book signings in glasgow results 1 20 of 22 switch to map. Check out espn sportsnations chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan. The woman at the henna tattoo table has her book of patterns set out and is comfortably settled into a chair. Duff mckagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. Nov 18, 2016 duff mckagan has had a zeliglike gift for being at the right place at the right time. Duff mckagan will release his second book how to be a man later this year. Duff formed velvet revolver with his former band mate slash and fronts his own band, loaded.
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