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Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan
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Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan played bass for Guns N’ Roses for twelve years and co-wrote many of their most iconic songs. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2012. Duff formed Velvet Revolver with his former band mate Slash and fronts his own band, Loaded. He writes weekly columns for Seattleweekly.com and ESPN.com. McKagan lives in Seattle with his wife, supermodel Susan Holmes McKagan, and their two daughters. Visit Duff-ItsSoEasy.com.

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It's So Easy will be released on March 20, 2012 in Trade Paperback
Mar 20, 2012
It's So Easy is now available in Trade Paperback
Mar 20, 2012
It's So Easy will be released on October 04, 2011 in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 04, 2011
It's So Easy is now available in Hardcover, eBook
Oct 04, 2011
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Sep 27, 2011
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KFMX Radio, May 14, 2013
...Just like everybody else, I'm a huge Guns N' Roses fan. Which is why this documentary looks so cool. It's mainly archival footage from the actual heyday of one of the world's biggest rock bands ever!...
Sacramento Bee, April 18, 2013
...included tweets of remembrance from rock stars of the highest order: Former Guns N' Roses members Slash and Duff McKagan, Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello, No Doubt's Tony Kanal, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda, Cypress Hill's B-Real, Skrillex and...
The Music, February 18, 2013
..."I remember the first time coming out there to play in ’88,” Duff McKagan recalls of exploring our great southern land with THAT band in which he was bassist for 12 years: Guns N’ Roses. “[This was] before the internet so you don...
Seattle Weekly, January 9, 2013
...Egan is one of those historical writers a guy like me simply can't get enough of. E Duff McKagan is the founding bassist of Guns N' Roses and the leader of Seattle's Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on seattleweekly.com/reverb...
Seattle Weekly, January 3, 2013
...Categories: Duff McKagan is the founding bassist of Guns N' Roses and the leader of Seattle's Loaded. His column runs every Thursday on Reverb. Yep. Here we go again into another...
The Statesman, November 18, 2012
...Duff McKagan was once a single drink from death. Now the bassist with the most debauched rock band of its generation is an accountant, says adam sherwin ‘YOU can ask Duff...
ProWrestling.com, November 7, 2012
...was an idea that was presented to me by our booking agency. They got myself, Scotty Inman and Duff McKagan to do three separate shows on three separate nights to do basic spoken-word performances. It's something I've really wanted to do for a while and...
KEYJ-FM, June 1, 2013
...Paper Heart’ at the benefit. They concluded the evening with the much buzzed about collaboration with Slash and Duff McKagan joining in on a rousing rendition of Mott the Hoople‘s ‘All the Young Dudes.’ Fan-shot footage of the performance can be...
KEYJ-FM, June 1, 2013
...- Speaking of Stone Temple Pilots, the band joined new frontman Chester Bennington (as well as Slash and Duff McKagan) for a performance at the MusiCares Map Fund benefit. [Loudwire] - Drummer Dave Lombardo has used fan tweets to help respond to his...
MaleFirst Mens Magazine, May 31, 2013
...Former Guns N' Roses rockers Slash and Duff McKagan became the latest stars to join Stone Temple Pilots as they performed with new frontman Chester Bennington at a charity gig on Thursday night (30May13). Bennington was honoured by...
94X - Prince George, May 31, 2013
...year after a long battle with addiction. ALICE IN CHAINS - WOULD VELVET REVOLVER - SLITHER Slash and Duff McKagan will not only be on hand for the 2013 MusiCares Map Fund Benefit this week, but the longtime Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver...
BizWire Express, May 31, 2013
...The U-11 Peters & May team announces Duff Mckagan as its Ambassador for the 2013 H1 unlimited Season. Seattle, WA (PRWEB UK) 31 May 2013 Seattle resident Mckagan was a VIP guest for last year’s H1 Seafair...
Hollywood Reporter, May 31, 2013
...classics “Wicked Garden,” “Big Bang Baby,” “Vaseline” and “Paper Heart.” Bennington and the guys were later joined by Duff McKagan and Slash from Guns N’ Roses for a rousing cover of David Bowie’s “All The Young Dudes” that had...
PRWeb, May 31, 2013
...The U-11 Peters & May team announces Duff Mckagan as its Ambassador for the 2013 H1 unlimited Season. Seattle resident Mckagan was a VIP guest for last year’s H1 Seafair race and has always been a major...