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Encyclopedia > Duff McKagan
Duff McKagan

Background information
Birth name Michael Andrew McKagan
Also known as Duff
Born February 5, 1964 (1964-02-05) (age 44)
Origin Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Genre(s) Hard rock, Punk rock, Hardcore punk, Alternative rock
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) Bass, Guitar, drums, piano, vocals
Years active 1985 - Present
Label(s) UZI Suicide (1986)
Geffen Records (1987-1996)
Koch Records
RCA Records (2004 - present)
Associated acts Guns N' Roses
Velvet Revolver
The Fartz
10 Minute Warning
SillyKillers
Fastbacks
Neurotic Outsiders
Zilch
Izzy Stradlin
Iggy Pop
Loaded
The Outpatience
The Racketeers
Notable instrument(s)
Fender Duff McKagan signature Precision bass
Gallien-Krueger 2001RB

Duff McKagan (born Michael Andrew McKagan on February 5, 1964) is an American musician and rock bassist, who is best known for his thirteen-year tenure in the hard rock band Guns N' Roses. He is currently the bassist for the hard rock band Velvet Revolver. is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Seattle redirects here. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... 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Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum — plus Scott Weiland, the former-lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. ... The Fartz were one of the first well known Hardcore bands from Seattle, Washington. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: doesnt assert notability If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Clockwise from top left: Kurt Bloch, Lulu Gargiulo, band, Kim Warnick The Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. ... Neurotic Outsiders was a supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns n Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. ... Zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as hide, a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... James Newell Osterberg, Jr. ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... A Gallien-Krueger is a large brand bass guitar amplifier, as used by Duff McKagan. ... is the 36th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... “Instrumentalist” redirects here. ... For other uses, see Rock music (disambiguation). ... Deon Rexroat of Anberlin. ... Hard Rock redirects here. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum — plus Scott Weiland, the former-lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. ...

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Early years

Michael Andrew McKagan was born in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of eight children born to Elmer (Mac) and Alice (Marie) McKagan, a family with Irish ancestors. They were a musical family with every member playing at least one instrument. It was his brother Bruce who taught him his first bass lines, though he developed his own skills playing along to 1999 by Prince and Black Flag's Damaged. Seattle redirects here. ... 1999 is Princes fifth album, released in October 1982. ... The Artist redirects here. ... Black Flag was a hardcore punk band formed in 1976 in southern California, largely as the brainchild of Greg Ginn: the guitarist, primary songwriter and sole continuous member through multiple personnel changes. ... This page is about the Black Flag album. ...


Although best known as a bass player, Duff also played drums in several bands, including, most notably, a stint with the legendary Seattle pop-punk band the Fastbacks, which he joined at the age of 16 in 1980. After a brief stint in Duran Duran, he also played drums in hardcore punk bands such as The Fartz and Silly Killers, and guitar in 10 Minute Warning (he was replaced by Daniel House of Skin Yard). Besides drums and bass, McKagan also has the ability to play other musical instruments — he plays guitar and even played piano on the song "Misery" from the Loaded album Dark Days. Clockwise from top left: Kurt Bloch, Lulu Gargiulo, band, Kim Warnick The Fastbacks were a pioneering Seattle band. ... Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... Hardcore punk, now commonly known as hardcore, is a subgenre of punk rock that originated in North America in the late 1970s. ... The Fartz were one of the first well known Hardcore bands from Seattle, Washington. ... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: doesnt assert notability If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Daniel House AKA D-House was the Bass player for Seattle Grunge band Skin Yard. ... Skin Yard was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, who were active from 1985 to 1992. ...


Answering an ad for a bass player in a local magazine, McKagan headed to California, at age nineteen. In California, he met guitar player Slash and drummer Steven Adler of the band Road Crew at L.A.'s legendary 24-hour deli and rock hangout, Canter's. Duff expected some punk with a penchant for '70s rock, but found two long-haired guys instead. Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American rock drummer. ... The road crew (or roadies) are the technicians who travel on tour, usually in sleeper buses, with musicians and who handle every part of the production except actually playing the music. ... Canters Deli is a famous Jewish delicatessen in the Fairfax District of Los Angeles, California, near the border of West Hollywood. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, also called The Seventies. ...

When I met Slash and Steve Adler for the first time," he said, "it was weird, 'cause I'd never met guys like this before — L.A. locals. We went out that night and got drunk, and then we had this ill-fated band. It was Slash's band, Road Crew.

He describes his home city as "a rowdy rock 'n' roll town with a hip underground." Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...


Guns N' Roses

From the wreckage of the bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin joined Tracii Guns, Ole Beich, and Rob Gardner to form Guns N' Roses. Initially formed to meet booked gigs for the disbanded acts, the new line-up was finalized on June 6, 1985. Duff became the band's bassist, replacing Ole Beich, and after two days of rehearsal, the newly formed group played their debut gig as GN'R on a Thursday night at the Troubadour. As with ex-rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin, McKagan also had his crack at handling lead vocals on GN'R songs such as Use Your Illusion II's "So Fine" and a handful of songs off of the cover album The Spaghetti Incident?, including live favorite "Attitude," originally by The Misfits. L.A. Guns is a rock band from Los Angeles, California, originally formed in 1983 and continuing on today. ... Hollywood Rose was a pre-Guns N Roses band of singer Axl Rose and guitarist Izzy Stradlin. ... W. Axl Rose[1][2] (born William Bruce Rose, Jr. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... Tracii Guns (born January 20, 1966) is an iconic metal guitar slinger who has played with a number of well-known metal bands and solo artists over the years. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Elton John -- August 25, 1970 The Troubadour is a nightclub located in West Hollywood, California, at 9081 Santa Monica Boulevard just east of Doheny Drive and the border of Beverly Hills. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... For other uses, see Use Your Illusion (disambiguation). ... The Spaghetti Incident? is an album by Guns N Roses recorded from the early 90s line up. ...


He brought his punk rock influences to the group, being a huge fan of Sex Pistols, Ramones, and The Clash; even citing Paul Simonon of the Clash as his favorite bassist. Punk rock is an anti-establishment music movement beginning around 1976 (although precursors can be found several years earlier), exemplified and popularised by The Ramones, the Sex Pistols, The Clash and The Damned. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... This article needs additional references or sources for verification. ... This article is about the English rock band. ... Paul Simonon (born December 15, 1955 in Brixton, London, England) is best known as the bass guitarist and vocalist for punk rock band The Clash. ...


He married for the first time on May 28, 1988 to Mandy Brix, a hostess in an L.A. Japanese restaurant, who also had her own all female rap-trio, "The Lame Flames." They were divorced in 1990. He married again in September 1992 to Linda Johnson, and divorced in September 1996.


Plagued by drug and alcohol addiction, McKagan survived for 13 years in the highly volatile band before finally resigning in early 1998, due to Axl Rose's demand that he focus only on Guns N' Roses, and not any other projects, as well as the fact that "Axl was completely taking over." McKagan's departure left Rose as the sole member left from their classic line-up. He stopped using drugs because of a failing liver. Heroin bottle An addiction is a recurring compulsion by an individual to engage in some specific activity, despite harmful consequences to the individuals health, mental state or social life. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


McKagan is also known for his alcohol induced acceptance at the 1990 American Music Awards. Upon receipt of GN'R's second award, McKagan and Slash stumbled to the stage appearing very drunk, holding drinks, and smoking cigarettes. Within a span of 20 seconds, Slash managed to curse twice in his slurred speech before being interrupted by a music overdub and positioning of a camera on a curtain with the AMA logo. After the first f-word, an audible gasp was heard from the crowd, prompting Slash to cover his mouth and laughingly utter an "oops." Duff laughed along with him. Since then, many live shows are delayed a few seconds to prevent a similar incident. // Pop/Rock Category Favorite Pop/Rock Male Artist Bobby Brown Favorite Pop/Rock Female Artist Paula Abdul Favorite Pop/Rock Band, Duo, or Group New Kids On The Block Favorite Pop/Rock Album Hangin Tough - New Kids On The Block Favorite Pop/Rock Single Girl You Know Its True... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ...


Adler and Stradlin departed the band in 1990 and 1991, respectively. Meanwhile, in 1990, Duff and Slash co-wrote and played a few songs on Iggy Pop's "Brick by Brick." Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Brick by Brick is a June 1990 album by the American singer Iggy Pop. ...


Solo years

After a half-hearted attempt at drug rehabilitation, he kick-started a solo career with 1993's Believe in Me. In 1994, McKagan's pancreas exploded (due to acute alcohol-induced pancreatitis) and he underwent emergency surgery. The doctors told him that if he did not quit drinking, he would be dead within a month, so McKagan quickly became sober.[1] Believe in Me is Duff McKagans first solo album, released on September 28, 1993. ... The pancreas is a gland organ in the digestive and endocrine systems of vertebrates. ... Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas. ...


In 1995 he collaborated with Slash in his solo project "Slash's Snakepit," co-writing a song called "Beggars and Hangers-On," which he played live at the Palace during a Snakepit show in May of that year. He would go on to form Neurotic Outsiders, an alternative rock super-group consisting of GN'R drummer Matt Sorum, "Sex Pistols" guitarist Steve Jones, and John Taylor of Duran Duran on bass. They played the L.A clubs circuit in the late 90s, and toured the U.S. in 1996. A self-titled album was released in September 1996. After that, he put back together 10 Minute Warning, the band he played in before joining Guns N' Roses. They recorded some of their songs to release an album with the notorious Seattle-based label Sub Pop, published May 5, 1998. Slashs Snakepit Slashs Snakepit was a side-project formed by Slash in 1994 with former Guns N Roses members Slash on lead guitars, Matt Sorum on drums, Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitars and Dizzy Reed on keyboards. ... Neurotic Outsiders was a supergroup founded in 1995, consisting of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols, Matt Sorum and Duff McKagan of Guns n Roses, and John Taylor of Duran Duran. ... Matt Sorum (born Matthew William Sorum, November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California) is a hard rock drummer and percussionist. ... Sex Pistols are an iconic and highly influential English punk rock band, formed in London in 1975. ... There are several notable individuals named Steve Jones: Steve Jones (athlete) Steve Jones (biologist) Steve Jones (golfer) Steve Jones (footballer), a Northern Irish footballer Steve Snapper Jones is a former basketball-player and an NBA analyst. ... For other persons of the same name, see John Taylor. ... Duran Duran are an English pop group notable for a long series of popular singles and vivid music videos. ... For other uses of terms redirecting here, see US (disambiguation), USA (disambiguation), and United States (disambiguation) Motto In God We Trust(since 1956) (From Many, One; Latin, traditional) Anthem The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City National language English (de facto)1 Demonym American... It is proposed that this article be deleted, because of the following concern: doesnt assert notability If you can address this concern by improving, copyediting, sourcing, renaming or merging the page, please edit this page and do so. ... Guns N Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Los Angeles, California in 1985. ... Seattle redirects here. ... Sub Pop is a record label in Seattle, Washington that achieved fame in the 1990s for first signing Nirvana, Soundgarden, Mudhoney and many other bands from the local Seattle music scene. ... is the 125th day of the year (126th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...


In the years that followed, McKagan became a father and concentrated on his solo career. He recruited Abe Laboriel Jr., Michael Barragan, and Izzy Stradlin to help him record Beautiful Disease, with a 1999 release on Geffen Records. However, this album was never released due to a merger between Geffen and Interscope, which caused McKagan to be dropped from the label. Despite this, he went on tour recruiting former Black Flag's Dez Cadena, ex Twisted Roots' Paul Roessler, and former Morning Glories' Michael Barragan. Abe Laboriel Jr. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... Geffen Records is an American record label, owned by Universal Music Group, and operates as one third of UMGs Interscope-Geffen-A&M label group. ... Black Flag may refer to: Black Flag (insecticide), a brand of insecticide made by the Fountainhead Group Black Flag (band), a hardcore punk band Czarny Sztandar (1903), a Białystok anarchist organisation Chernoe Znamja (1905), a Geneva anarchist newspaper Black Flag (newspaper), an anarchist newspaper Black Flag Army, a bandit... Dez Paul Cadena (born June 2, 1961 in Newark, New Jersey) is an American singer and guitarist. ... Paul Roessler (born August 27, 1958) was a prominent member of the L.A. punk scene during the late 1970s and 80s. ...


Duff also tried an acting career in 1997. He had a part in the TV serial Sliders, which aired in May of that year, as a dead rocker vampire. For other possible meanings, see Slider (disambiguation). ...


On August 27, 1997, he had his first child, Grace, with model/swimsuit designer Susan Holmes. They married on August 28, 1999. On July 16, 2000, they had their second child, another girl, Mae Marie.


Duff was living between Los Angeles and Seattle from 1994 to 1999, because his mother was battling Parkinson's disease and he felt he had to be with her. His mother died in early April 1999 and since then, he lives in Seattle.


In 1999, he recruited bassist Geoff Reading (New American Shame), guitarist Dave Dederer (The Presidents of the United States of America), and keyboardist Martin Feveyear to form Loaded. They recorded the album Episode 1999: Live, which was sold only through their web site. Dave Dederer, best known as guitarist and singer for the Presidents of the United States of America, was born on October 5, 1964. ... The Presidents of the United States of America has two meanings. ... Loaded may refer to: Loaded language Loaded (album), by The Velvet Underground Loaded (song), by Primal Scream Loaded (magazine), a British mens magazine Loaded (video game) Loaded Records, a record label Loaded Snowboard Shop, a shop in soldeu, andorra ! Category: ...


Then, he participated to the album Umanary Stew: A Tribute to Alice Cooper, and helped his former GN'R bandmate Izzy Stradlin with the album Ride On. Ride On is an album by Irish folk singer Christy Moore, released in 1984 and is widely regarded as one of his best. ...


In 2000, he put together another band called Mad for the Racket, also known as The Racketeers, with MC5's Wayne Kramer and Damned's Brian James. For a drummer, they recruited several guest stars, such as Stewart Copeland (Police), Clem Burke (Blondie), and Brock Avery. In 2001, he reunited with Loaded for the club circuit in Seattle. He also ran a marathon in 2001 with bib number "11468." Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ... MC5 (short for Motor City Five) was a hard rock band formed in Detroit, Michigan, USA in 1964 and active until 1972. ... Wayne Kramer is the guitarist for MC5. ... // Religious In Western Christian belief, damnation to hell is the punishment of God for persons with unredeemed sin. ... Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the band The Police and is an influential drum stylist. ... Clem Burke (born Clement Burke, November 24, 1955, in Bayonne, New Jersey) is the drummer for the band Blondie. ... Blondie is the name of an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s, and which has sold over 140 million records. ...


In August 2001, a new version of Loaded, with Michael James Squires on guitars and Jeff "Dumbass" Rouse on keyboards, toured Japan and released the album Dark Days, a mix of new material and re-recorded tracks from the unreleased album Beautiful Disease. Duff also toured Japan with Izzy Stradlin to support Izzy's new album River. Duff also appeared with J, ex-Luna Sea bassist, in a number of magazines and venues during his tour in Japan that J opened for. Dark Days is an album by Coal Chamber. ... Jun Onose, or J, is the former bassist of the Japanese band Luna Sea. ... Luna Sea is a Japanese rock band. ...


Duff produced the controversial debut EP Get Off by Betty Blowtorch and also appeared in the documentary film Betty Blowtorch and Her Amazing True Life Adventures, directed by Anthony Scarpa. Betty Blowtorch is an all female, hard rock band from southern California. ... This article or section needs to be wikified. ...


Velvet Revolver

Since April 2002, Duff has played bass guitar for the group Velvet Revolver together with ex-Guns N' Roses' members, Slash and Matt Sorum, as well as guitarist Dave Kushner and former Stone Temple Pilots singer Scott Weiland. Their debut album Contraband was released in 2004 and peaked at the top of the Billboard 200 chart. The group's second album, entitled Libertad, was released on July 3, 2007. Also see: 2002 (number). ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum — plus Scott Weiland, the former-lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Matt Sorum (born Matthew William Sorum, November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California) is a hard rock drummer and percussionist. ... David Kushner (born November 16, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a famed guitarist. ... Stone Temple Pilots (abbreviated STP) was a popular Grammy Award-winning American rock band in the 1990s and early 2000s, consisting of Scott Weiland (vocals), brothers Robert (bass guitar, vocals) and Dean DeLeo (guitar), and Eric Kretz (drums, percussion). ... Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline, October 27, 1967, Santa Cruz, California [1]) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist. ... Contraband consists of items of which possession may be illegal, depending on the variety and the country or the age or sex of the possessor. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Libertad is the first Spanish album by Delirious?, released in 2002. ...


Other appearances

Duff has more recently been seen playing bass with The Presidents of the United States of America. The Presidents of the United States of America are a Seattle grunge pop band best known for their quirky, often nonsensical songs that defied the typical sound of most bands from the Pacific Northwest at the time. ...


Duff made an appearance playing guitar for Alice in Chains for VH1 Decades of Rock Live show. He also played some songs on Zilch's album Skyjin, a tribute to Hide. This article is about the grunge band. ... zilch was an experimental music project founded by Hideto Matsumoto, also known as hide, a Japanese solo artist and former member of the legendary Japanese group X Japan. ... Hideto Matsumoto , December 13, 1964–May 2, 1998), was a popular Japanese musician. ...


Equipment

Although his main bass is a white mid-'80s Fender Jazz Bass Special, McKagan has also become a fan of the new Fender Aerodyne bass as well as the more expensive Duesenberg Star basses. In the past, he used Kramer basses, most notably in the Sweet Child O' Mine video and a Gibson Les Paul standard bass. He uses Seymour Duncan Pickups and Rotosound swingbass strings. He never uses active basses. His first amp was a Gallien-Krueger GK400RB. He used up to four Gallien-Krueger 800RB heads with GK 4x10 and 1x15 cabinets with Guns N' Roses. His current heads are two Gallien-Krueger 2001RB's with GK 4x10RBH or 2x12NEO speaker cabinets. He uses Dunlop picks, straps, and straplocks. Effects include chorus from a Yamaha SPX-90, distortion from his amp, the Z-vex Wooley Mammoth fuzz, and an MXR M-80. It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ... It has been suggested that Fender Amplifier History be merged into this article or section. ...


In October 2007, Fender released a Duff McKagan signature J Bass model, based on his main Jazz Bass Special.


Discography

With Fastbacks

  • It's Your Birthday (1981)

Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ...

With The Fartz

  • You We See Crawling (1982)

Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Iggy Pop

Brick by Brick is a June 1990 album by the American singer Iggy Pop. ... Year 1990 (MCMXC) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Guns N' Roses

This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Year 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Appetite for Destruction (disambiguation). ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... EP is an EP by Guns N Roses that was only released in Japan. ... Year 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar). ... G N R Lies is the second studio album released by the hard rock band Guns N Roses in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ... Year 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Use Your Illusion (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... For other uses, see Use Your Illusion (disambiguation). ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... The Spaghetti Incident? is the fifth album by hard rock band Guns N Roses, recorded by the early 90s line up, consisting cover versions, mainly of punk and glam songs of the late 70s and early 80s, with the exception of the albums first track, a cover of The... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ... Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Guns N Roses. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Solo

Believe in Me is Duff McKagans first solo album, released on September 28, 1993. ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the year. ...

With Neurotic Outsiders

Neurotic Outsiders is a self-titled rock album released by the supergroup Neurotic Outsiders in 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

With The Outpatience

  • Anxious Disease (1996)

Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Izzy Stradlin

117° is the second album by Izzy Stradlin. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Ride On California Spazed Primitive Man Trance Mission Needles The Groper Here Comes The Rain Hometown Highway Zero Categories: | ... This article is about the year. ... Jump In Now Head On Out River Far Below Me Now What I Told You Get Away Underground Shall Walk Run-In Feelin’ Alright Izzy Stradlin – vocals, guitar Rick Richards - guitar Duff McKagan - bass Taz Bentley - drums Ian McLagan - keyboards Categories: | ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ... You Betcha Gone Dead Train Monkeys On Down The Road Sweet Caress Coke’n Got Some News Way To Go Please Go Home Lot To Learn Categories: | ... Also see: 2002 (number). ...

With 10 Minute Warning

  • 10 Minute Warning (1998)

Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Loaded

  • Episode 1999: Live (1999)
  • Dark Days (2001)

This article is about the year. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

With The Racketeers

  • Mad For The Racket (2000)

Year 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full 2000 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Zilch

  • Sky Jin (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 10) (2001)

Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

With Velvet Revolver

Contraband is the first album by Velvet Revolver, which was released on June 8, 2004 through RCA Records. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Libertad is the second studio album released by American supergroup Velvet Revolver. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Trivia

  • Duff sat next to Kurt Cobain on a flight to Seattle days before Cobain's death. Cobain had just fled rehab in Los Angeles and was returning home to Seattle. Duff is one of the only people who has positively identified seeing Cobain after his escape.
  • Duff is left handed, but plays guitar/bass right handed.
  • Duff took martial arts with renowned fighter Benny Urquidez, which contributes to his current physique.[2]
  • Duff stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall.[5]
  • Duff has stated that he is color blind, which is why he usually wears all black.[6]
  • Duff has a tattoo of the word "Grace" on his wrist which is the name of his daughter. According to Duff, she was named after the album playing on the stereo while she was conceived: Jeff Buckley's Grace.

Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – c. ... Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. ... Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses, and organizations raise, allocate, and use monetary resources over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. ... Centennial Fountain, designed by George Tsutakawa. ... Color blindness in humans is the inability to perceive differences between some or all colors that other people can distinguish. ... Jeffrey Scott Buckley (November 17, 1966 – May 29, 1997), raised as Scotty Moorhead,[1] was an acclaimed American singer-songwriter and guitarist. ... Grace is the first and only complete studio album by Jeff Buckley, released on August 23, 1994 (see 1994 in music). ...

References

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  1. ^ My Life Story
  2. ^ Velvet Revolver
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  4. ^ "Guitar World"
  5. ^ Duff McKagan Biography
  6. ^ Pulse: Hit or Miss
Preceded by
Ole Beich
Guns N' Roses Bass Guitarist
1985-1998
Succeeded by
Tommy Stinson
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Guns N Roses current Keyboard player Dizzy Reed Darren Arthur Reed (born June 18, 1963 in Hinsdale, Illinois), better known by his stage name Dizzy Reed, is the keyboardist for the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Robin Finck (born November 7, 1971) is the current lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Current Guns N Roses bass player Tommy Stinson Tommy Stinson (born Thomas Eugene Stinson, 6 October 1966 in Minneapolis, USA), currently a member of Guns N Roses, was one of the founding members of the legendary 1980s alternative band The Replacements. ... Chris Pitman, is a Los Angeles-based multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. ... Bryan Brain Mantia (whose name is more often mistakenly spelled Brian) is a contemporary rock drummer. ... Richard Fortus Richard Fortus is a professional guitarist who has shown his capabilities as a member of the re-formed Psychedelic Furs, which carried on from his project work in Love Spit Love. ... Ron Bumblefoot Thal (Born September 25, 1969 in Brooklyn New York City, NY), is an American guitarist, songwriter and producer. ... Frank Ferrer Frank Ferrer is an American rock drummer and session musician. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Tracii Guns (born January 20, 1966) is an iconic metal guitar slinger who has played with a number of well-known metal bands and solo artists over the years. ... Steven Adler (born January 22, 1965 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American rock drummer. ... Izzy Stradlin (born Jeffrey Dean Isbell on April 8, 1962 in Lafayette, Indiana) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N Roses from 1985 to 1991. ... Gilby Clarke is a guitarist, born in Cleveland, Ohio, on August 17, 1962. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... Matt Sorum (born Matthew William Sorum, November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California) is a hard rock drummer and percussionist. ... This does not cite any references or sources. ... Paul Tobias (b. ... This article is about the Avant-garde metal composer and musician. ... For other uses, see Appetite for Destruction (disambiguation). ... G N R Lies is the second studio album released by the hard rock band Guns N Roses in 1988 (see 1988 in music). ... For other uses, see Use Your Illusion (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Use Your Illusion (disambiguation). ... The Spaghetti Incident? is the fifth album by hard rock band Guns N Roses, recorded by the early 90s line up, consisting cover versions, mainly of punk and glam songs of the late 70s and early 80s, with the exception of the albums first track, a cover of The... For the political movement in the Peoples Republic of China, see Chinese democracy movement. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... EP is an EP by Guns N Roses that was only released in Japan. ... Use Your Illusion is a Guns N Roses album that is mixed from the Use Your Illusion I & II albums. ... Greatest Hits is a compilation album by Guns N Roses. ... For other uses, see Its So Easy (disambiguation). ... Appetite for Destruction track listing This article is about the Guns N Roses song. ... Appetite for Destruction track listing Music sample Sweet Child o Mine Problems? See media help. ... Appetite for Destruction track listing Its So Easy (2) Nightrain (3) Out Ta Get Me (4) Nightrain is a song written by the American rock band Guns N Roses in the late 1980s. ... Paradise City is one of the most famous songs written by the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... This article is about the 1989 Guns N Roses song. ... Civil War is a Guns N Roses song (written by Axl Rose, Slash and Duff McKagan), originally appearing on the 1990 album Nobodys Child, a fundraising compilation for Romanian orphans. ... You Could Be Mine is American rock band Guns N Rosess second-highest selling single and one of their most popular songs. ... This article is about the Guns N Roses song. ... link title Live and Let Die, from the James Bond film and soundtrack Live and Let Die, is one of Sir Paul McCartneys most successful singles. ... November Rain is a song by the band Guns N Roses, written by Axl Rose. ... The Garden (1991) is a song by the rock group Guns N Roses. ... Pretty Tied Up (The Perils of Rock N Roll Decadence) is a song by the hard rock band, Guns N Roses. ... For other uses, see Knockin on Heavens Door (disambiguation). ... Yesterdays is a song by Guns N Roses that appeared on Use Your Illusion I, which was released in 1991. ... Aint It Fun is a song by the punk rock band The Dead Boys. ... Hair of the Dog is the title track of Nazareths 1975 album Hair of the Dog. ... Estranged is a song and music video by the American hard rock band Guns N Roses, from their album Use Your Illusion II. Estranged is one of Guns N Roses longest running songs, as well as one of the longest and most expensive music videos ever made. ... Since I Dont Have You is a song by doo wop group The Skyliners. ... This article is about the song. ... Oh My God is an industrial metal song by Guns N Roses, released in 1999. ... This page may meet Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... DVD cover. ... DVD Cover Welcome to the Videos is a DVD featuring music videos by the American hard rock group Guns N Roses. ... This is the discography for the hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... The following is a complete chronology of the various line-ups of Guns N Roses, from the groups inception in 1985 until the present. ... Slashs Snakepit Slashs Snakepit was a side-project formed by Slash in 1994 with former Guns N Roses members Slash on lead guitars, Matt Sorum on drums, Gilby Clarke on rhythm guitars and Dizzy Reed on keyboards. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum — plus Scott Weiland, the former-lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. ... Del James is an American musician, writer, journalist and artist mostly reknowned for writing the short story that inspired the November Rain video by hard rock band Guns N Roses. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The Use Your Illusion Tour was a concert tour by the rock band Guns N Roses which ran from May 24, 1991 to July 17, 1993. ... Guns N Roses was a pinball machine based on the rock group Guns N Roses. ... The Chinese Democracy Tour is rock band Guns N Roses concert tour to promote, or at least run in conjunction with talk about, the groups legendary work-in-progress Chinese Democracy. ... The GNR-Metallica Stadium Tour was a famed joint, co-headlining concert tour by Guns N Roses and Metallica during 1992. ... Velvet Revolver (abbreviated to VR) is a Grammy Award-winning hard rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses — Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum — plus Scott Weiland, the former-lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s punk band Wasted Youth. ... Scott Weiland (born Scott Richard Kline, October 27, 1967, Santa Cruz, California [1]) is an American musician, lyricist, and vocalist. ... Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), more widely known as Slash, is an English/American guitarist best known as the former lead guitarist of Guns N Roses and as the current lead guitarist of Velvet Revolver. ... David Kushner (born November 16, 1965 in Los Angeles) is a famed guitarist. ... Matt Sorum (born Matthew William Sorum, November 19, 1960, in Mission Viejo, California) is a hard rock drummer and percussionist. ... Contraband is the first album by Velvet Revolver, which was released on June 8, 2004 through RCA Records. ... Libertad is the second studio album released by American supergroup Velvet Revolver. ... Melody and the Tyranny will be an EP released by Velvet Revolver as a precursor to their eagerly anticipated album Libertad. ... Set Me Free is the debut single by Velvet Revolver from their debut album, Contraband. ... Slither is the debut single by Velvet Revolver from their debut album Contraband. ... Fall to Pieces is a song by Velvet Revolver that appears on their debut album Contraband. ... Dirty Little Thing is a hard rock song by the supergroup Velvet Revolver, released as the third single off the bands debut album Contraband. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... She Builds Quick Machines is a rock song by Velvet Revolver, and was released as the first single off the album Libertad on May 21, 2007. ... The Last Fight is a power ballad by American Supergroup Velvet Revolver, and appears on the bands second album, Libertad. ... 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NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Duff McKagan (6436 words)
Michael Andrew McKagan was born in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of eight children born to Elmer (Mac) and Alice (Marie) McKagan, a family with Irish ancestors.
Duff was living between Los Angeles and Seattle from 1994 to 1999, because his mother was battling Parkinson's disease and he felt he had to be with her.
The youngest of eight children, Duff McKagan was born in Seattle, WA, in the spring of 1964.
Biography of Duff McKagan (145 words)
With the progressive downfall of the band however, and a near-death run in from excessive alcohol abuse, Duff cleaned up his life, took to the martial arts, especially kickboxing, and decided not to continue his career with the band.
Duff is now part of a band called Loaded which toured in a few US cities in 2001.
Duff McKagan currently plays in the band called "Velvet Revolver".
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