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. 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. He grew up rebellious, falling in love with punk and glam rock by the time he was a teenager. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a man this article is more than 5 years old its a howto guide of things ive learned about life being a dad, being a. Duff mckagan recalls the pacific northwest punk scene. In its so easy, duff recounts guns unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, soldout stadium concerts, and global acclaim. In addition to his musical career, mckagan, 51, has. Mckagans road crew bandmates slash and steven adler joined the band. Duff mckagan on how to be a man and other illusions book. Nov 18, 2016 duff mckagan has had a zeliglike gift for being at the right place at the right time. The writers journey blog, 51215 mckagan is an entertaining characterfans of mckagans columns on and will enjoy the witty. Duff mckagan was born on february 5, 1964 in seattle, washington, usa as michael andrew mckagan.
He grew up in the largely workingclass u district of seattle. Fine, but books are duff mckagans passion now originally published may, 2015 at 9. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy. 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. I have always been a duff fan and this book made me admire him even more. Praise for duff mckagans previous book, the new york times bestseller its so easy and other lies youll read this memoir from the former guns n roses bass player for the sex, drugs, and rock and roll, but youll remember it for what comes afterrecovery, family, and fulfillment. The woman at the henna tattoo table has her book of patterns set out and is comfortably settled into a chair. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage. Photobook guns n roses en 2020 duff mckagan, estilo rock. Guns n roses was no longer a band, but the bandour band.
Answering an ad for a bassist in a local newspaper, he met guitarist slash and drummer steven adler. The main characters of this music, non fiction story are. Duff mckagan on substance abuse, fatherhood and the. Duff mckagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. 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. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose. Duff formed velvet revolver with his former band mate slash and fronts his own band. He was previously married to linda johnson and amanda mandy brixx. He got sober at thirty, went back to school, got smart about money, fell in love, became a father, and got his life back on track. Duff mckagan rated a book really liked it empire of the summer moon.
Find out how he turned his life around and what he says about current legends in crisis. He is known for being a founding member of the legendary rock band gun n roses. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction. Discover book depositorys huge selection of duff mckagan books online. Jan 06, 2015 guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a man this article is more than 5 years old its a howto guide of things ive learned about life being a dad, being a.
The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 366 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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. Duff mckagan was the bass guitarist in the most successful rock band of all time, guns nroses, and also played in velvet revolver with slash also of guns nroses fame. 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. Mckagan is still relishing in the seahawks surprising playoff run. But, author alex stone writes, duff mckagans memoir shows the ugly underside of the legendary rock group. Duff formed velvet revolver with his former band mate slash and fronts his own band, loaded. Today, duff mckagan keeps busy as a financial and sports writer, performing musician including, occasionally, with members of his old band guns n. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan center and guitarist slash are back in the band for the first time in two decades. A banda loaded, liderada pelo baixista duff mckagan, abriu dois shows do guns n roses no dia 16122011 em seatle, nos eua, e no dia 17122011 em vancouver, no canada.
Music profile for duff mckagan, born 5 february 1964. Mckagan has packed a lot into his life and a lot of his life into this book. Former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan moonlights as an investment guru. 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. Duff mckagan quotes author of its so easy goodreads. Phil holds a shocking interview with former guns n roses member, duff mckagan.
As founding bassist for guns n roses, he helped sell more than 28 million copies of 1987s appetite for destruction, the bestselling debut album. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a. Guns n rosess original bassist duff mckagan on what it. Oct 18, 2012 duff mckagan s book was well written and respectful to all who he has crossed paths with. Duff mckagan guns n roses, velvet revolver, loaded talks about growing up in seattle immersed in the pacific northwest punk scene and visiting vancouver. Sonic sound magazine, 51415 how to be a man, illustrates how duff has balanced his career and home life, creating a happy medium that allows him to thrive. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan to sign book in o. Reading its so easy and other lies, gnr bassist duff mckagans entertaining autobiography, one wonders how the band survived as long.
Former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan releases new book. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan posed with the famous statue of phil lynott yesterday ahead of the slane castle megagig. He was born the youngest of eight children in a big, loving, workingclass irish family in seattle, washington. Duff mckagan played bass for guns n roses for twelve years and cowrote many of their most iconic songs.
Oct 04, 2011 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. 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. Indeed, mckagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. Quanah parker and the rise and fall of the comanches, the most powerful indian tribe in american history by s. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan poses with famous. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Duff mckagan s wife, supermodel susan holmes mckagan, reveals secret to lasting marriage with guns n roses rocker, details on new book titled the velvet rose. Duff describes quite in detail how there simply was. Duff mckagan rated a book it was amazing ghost wars.
Duff mckagan helped launch the hardrock band guns n roses in the mid80s and tells that story, as well as tales from his life before and. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how. Confessions of the worlds most notorious rock band. This is the official youtube channel for duff mckagans loaded, the band maintains this account and we will be posting new concert footage, as well as behind. 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. He was taught how to play bass by his brother bruce mckagan. Como em 2010, duff subiu ao palco do guns n roses como convidado especial. Duff mckagan will release his second book how to be a man later this. Mines not really a guns n roses book, where i think slashs slash.
As guns began to splinter, duff felt that he himself was done, too. I wasnt expecting much at all from guns and roses bassist duff mckagan when i picked up his first book its so easy and other lies. He has been married to susan holmesmckagan since august 28, 1999. Duff mckagans book was well written and respectful to all who he has crossed paths with. 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. The secret history of the cia, afghanistan, and bin laden from the soviet invasion to september 10, 2001 by steve coll. I was a quasi gnr fan and figured he would mention kurt cobain at least somewhere in there, but basically, my beau strong armed me into reading this because he loved it so much. He was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame with slash, axl rose, matt sorum, steven adler and izzy stradlin. His real name is michael, but his family gave him the nickname duff at the age of two and it stuck. Duff mckagan was born as michael andrew mckagan on february 5, 1964. Guns n roses epitomized all of the glamour of sex, drugs and rock n roll. Bassist duff mckagan tells of his days with the band, his struggle with drugs and alcohol addictions, and later jobs as a writer and founder of a. The youngest of eight children, duff mckagan was born in seattle, washington in the spring of 1964. Although an honors student, he dropped out of roosevelt high school.
On wednesday, the lifes new columnist, former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan, will stop. 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. 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. Its so easy and other lies is the most compelling book ive picked up in a while. Plus, a beautiful 25yearold admits she robbed her own family to feed her addic. Well done on a great book showing the good, bad and the ugly of the rock scene. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Its a howto guide of things ive learned about life being a dad, being a husband and being in a rock band. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012. Maybe this book will also silence the axl haters and slash haters, frequently arguing about who killd the band. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it didultimatelyon duff, as well as on the band itself. Albums include slash, believe in me, and butchering the beatles.
Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Duff mckagan s book was well written and respectful to all who he has crossed paths with. Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. He lives in seattle with his wife and two daughters, hosts rock specials on seattles main rock station kisw and also writes columns for various publications, including playboy. 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. Mckagan would ultimately regroup with gnr for a reunion tour, but stayed busy throughout the 20plus years after he left the band with solo projects and bands like velvet revolver. 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. Mckagan released a threesong ep with the same title to accompany the book, featuring izzy stradlin, jerry cantrell, roy mayorga and taz bentley. I hungrily eye the food table, where the makings of a delicious mexican feast. Duff mckagan prepping advice book how to be a man rolling. Duff mckagan interview on book, axl rose, and guns n roses.
May, 2015 fine, but books are duff mckagans passion now originally published may, 2015 at 9. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing. The first edition of the novel was published in october 4th 2011, and was written by duff mckagan. Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist.
Duff mckagan photos duff mckagan promotes the new book its so easy and. Duff mckagan has had a zeliglike gift for being at the right place at the right time. His love of his family stands out, as well as his love of his band mates, past and present. He has been married to susan holmes mckagan since august 28, 1999. How to be a man and other illusions by duff mckagan. Photobook guns n roses en 2020 duff mckagan, estilo. On wednesday, the lifes new columnist, former guns. Duff mckagan guns n roses, velvet revolver, 80s hair bands, duff mckagan.
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