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. The 48yearold died in his sleep of cardiac arrest while on tour. Slash and duff mckagan in 2016, the not in this lifetime tour has played to over 5. Duff mckagan s wife, supermodel susan holmes mckagan. Check out espn sportsnations chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan.
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. Now the rocker has announced some east coast book signing dates. 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. He was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame with slash, axl rose, matt sorum, steven adler and izzy stradlin. Duff mckagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. He has been married to susan holmes mckagan since august 28, 1999. Duff has written columns for seattle weekly and, and is the author of how to be a man. He was previously married to linda johnson and amanda mandy brixx. 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. Lisbon will be the first european city visited by the tour, with other cities on the. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction. Duff mckagan agent will be able to provide you with availability and pricing. Bbc news hardtalk guns n roses bassist duff mckagans. I hungrily eye the food table, where the makings of a delicious mexican feast.
Phil holds a shocking interview with former guns n roses member, duff mckagan. 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. Duff mckagan was born on february 5, 1964 in seattle, washington, usa as michael andrew mckagan. 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. 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. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing. 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. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy. Original guns n roses bassist duff mckagan shares his thoughts in a new book. Michael andrew duff mckagan, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Theyre all older than me and theyre all heroes to me. He was born the youngest of eight children in a big, loving, workingclass irish family in seattle, washington. The woman at the henna tattoo table has her book of patterns set out and is comfortably settled into a chair. Dec 14, 2011 the book started for me when i wrote a letter to my seven siblings to thank them all, mckagan says in his preppy drawl.
Duff mckagan schedules book signings for how to be a man. Duff mckagan contact information name, email address, phone number. Guns n roses have announced they will perform in london. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage. Duff mckagan talks about his new book, its so easy. Velvet revolver issue statement on scott weilands death spin. Browse duff mckagan pictures at, one of the largest collections of duff mckagan photos on the web.
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. Mckagan, who has a been a member of numerous bands over the years. Find out how he turned his life around and what he says about current legends in crisis. 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. You can get the contact details for duff mckagan agent in our database.
He is known for being a founding member of the legendary rock band gun n roses. Taking parenting advice from one of the rockers in guns n roses might not seem like a good idea. Chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan sportsnation espn. Guns n roses are performing in scotland this year here. Dec 04, 2015 velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan has penned a statement from the band on the death of their former singer, scott weiland. In its so easy, duff recounts guns unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, soldout stadium concerts, and global acclaim. Following the reformation of axl rose, slash and duff mckagan in 2016, the not in this lifetime tour has played to over 5. Beautiful disease is the second solo album by guns n roses bassist duff mckagan which was slated to be released in 1999. Cathouse founder donald macleod lifts the lid on 25 years.
Duff mckagan, born michael andrew mckagan on february 5th, 1964 in seattle, washington is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The band made up of current members, axl rose, duff mckagan, slash. The guns n roses bassist has spent the better part of 30 years traveling the globe, getting a firsthand look at. Its so easy book by duff mckagan official publisher. See more ideas about duff mckagan, the duff, guns n roses. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan to sign book in o. Duff mckagan contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. 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. Guns n roses are bringing their epic european tour to glasgow green on thursday. How to be a man and other illusions by duff mckagan. Mckagan was born in glasgow, scotland but moved to l. The book started for me when i wrote a letter to my seven siblings to thank them all, mckagan says in his preppy drawl. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the rock and roll hall of fame.
Guns n roses postponed at glasgow green, glasgow city. Guns n roses to announce scottish tour date in 2020 glasgow. 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. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but. Mckagan has scheduled the following book signing events.
Duff mckagan booksigning events for new autobiography. Its so easy and other lies is the most compelling book ive picked up in a while. Lr axl rose steven adler, slash and duff mckagan of the rock band guns n roses perform onstage at a ucla frat party. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Duff mckagan on how to be a man and other illusions book. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing, read. Most recently, mckagan worked with ozzy osbourne on his new album ordinary man, which debuted at no.
Glasgow, uk,september 22 2008 barcode and other identifiers barcode. However, it was shelved after a merger between mckagan s parent label polygram and universal, and mckagan lost the rights to release it. 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. In addition to his musical career, mckagan, 51, has. He grew up rebellious, falling in love with punk and glam rock by the time he was a teenager.
Its so easy, an evening with duff mckagan deano in america. Axel, slash, duff and the band bring their latest tour to the uk this may and june. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 by steve coll. Welcome to appetite for discussion a guns n roses fan forum. Guns n rosess original bassist duff mckagan on what it.
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. He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Yesterday at my book signing, this band of 14yearold kids came out wearing appetite shirts and theyve got a rock band. Duff mckagan will be signing books at hmv, in belfast, at 1pm today, and will give a concert tomorrow in spring and airbrake. Shop for signed photos, autographs and other autographed items related to duff mckagan. Indeed, mckagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. Matt sorums autobiography, double talkin jive, pushed. Duff mckagan is the bassist for guns n roses and is also a writer. Duff mckagan s wife reveals secret to lasting marriage with guns n roses rocker, details on new book. Guns n roses are axl rose vocals, piano, duff mckagan bass, slash lead guitar, dizzy. 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. Duff mckagan booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Guns n roses announce glasgow and london shows, find out how. Duff mckagan s book tour will bring him to orange county on saturday, oct.
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. Duff mckagan the moth the art and craft of storytelling. As guns began to splinter, duff felt that he himself was done, too.
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 initial early90s combustion. Book signings in glasgow results 1 20 of 22 switch to map. His real name is michael, but his family gave him the nickname duff at the age of two and it stuck. Mckagan is still relishing in the seahawks surprising playoff run. Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist. He will play the academy, dublin, on thursday full text of the interview. On wednesday, the lifes new columnist, former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan, will stop. 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 band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame. You can hire and book duff mckagan by contacting the official agent of duff mckagan. 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. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012. Please feel free to look around the forum as a guest, i hope you will find something of interest.
Nov 18, 2016 duff mckagan has had a zeliglike gift for being at the right place at the right time. Duff mckagan rated a book it was amazing ghost wars. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it didultimatelyon duff, as well as on the band itself. Sep 29, 2011 former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan moonlights as an investment guru. 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. 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. Plus, a beautiful 25yearold admits she robbed her own family to feed her addic. The very next year slash and duff mckagan recruit matt to join guns n roses, and with that, matts life is transformed. 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. Duff mckagan announced a may 12th release date for his upcoming book how to be a man. The youngest of eight children, duff mckagan was born in seattle, washington in the spring of 1964. 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. Exclusive interview susan holmes mckagan book promotion. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan center and guitarist slash are back in the band for the first time in two decades.
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