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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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Sunday Star-Times, April 30, 2012
...friend's place. We had great jams. Beatles and Python songs ... "I taught [Guns N' Roses bass player] Duff McKagan's daughter guitar. Cool guy and nice family. He was even cool about the fact I didn't like Guns N' Roses much. "I taught Robert Patrick the...
Manmade Mag, April 26, 2012
...Roll Hall of Fame has "closed the book" on the band for him. He performed with former bandmates Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, with Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy on vocals because Axl Rose refused to attend...
Manmade Mag, April 26, 2012
...Roll Hall of Fame has "closed the book" on the band for him. He performed with former bandmates Duff McKagan and Steven Adler, with Alter Bridge singer Myles Kennedy on vocals because Axl Rose refused to attend...
NME, April 26, 2012
...he views the induction as "closing the book" on his old band. The guitarist reunited with former bandmates Duff McKagan and Steven Adler performed 'Appetite For Destruction' hits 'Mr Brownstone', 'Sweet Child O' Mine' and 'Paradise City' with Alter...
KEYJ-FM, April 25, 2012
...anyway.” Guns N’ Roses were inducted in the hall of fame by Green Day. Following their speeches, Slash, Duff McKagan, Gilby Clarke, Matt Sorum and Steven Adler along with singer Myles Kennedy then performed three classic GN’R tracks:  ‘Mr....
Street Corner, April 23, 2012
...questions and answers for viewers. In addition to Simmons, Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott, ex-Guns N’ Roses members Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, Alice in Chains‘ Mike Inez and one-time Deep Purple bass player...
Street Corner, April 23, 2012
...questions and answers for viewers. In addition to Simmons, Def Leppard‘s Joe Elliott, ex-Guns N’ Roses members Duff McKagan and Matt Sorum, former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach, Alice in Chains‘ Mike Inez and one-time Deep Purple bass player...
HispanicBusiness.com, March 26, 2012
...of sudden celebrity and being strung out and it being condoned by the people around you," says Duff McKagan, 48, the original bass player for rock band Guns N' Roses and a longtime drug and alcohol addict who had to nearly die from an exploding pancreas...
Sonicstate, March 26, 2012
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Sonicstate, March 26, 2012
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KUSA-TV, March 25, 2012
...of sudden celebrity and being strung out and it being condoned by the people around you," says Duff McKagan, 48, the original bass player for rock band Guns N' Roses and a longtime drug and alcohol addict who had to nearly die from an exploding pancreas...
San Francisco Chronicle, March 25, 2012
...Duff McKagan is full of surprises. He shot to fame as the perpetually strung-out bassist of Guns N' Roses, had a couple of near-death experiences, stopped working with the world's...
DNA India, March 25, 2012
...Author: Duff McKagan Publisher: Hachette Pages: 383 Price: Rs850 After Duff McKagan got thrown out of school in his junior year, he stole cars, was a cleaner at a restaurant, and worked...