Apr 02, 2019 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 mckagan its so easy and other lies audiobook youtube. Mckagan rattled by book signing heckler celebrity news showbiz. Duff mckagan schedules book signings for how to be a man.
He is best known for his twelveyear tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band guns n. 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. Duff mckagans loaded tickets for the upcoming concert tour are on sale at stubhub. 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. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Duff mckagan trades partying on steven tylers yacht for. Duff mckagan and shooter jennings talk latest album. Michael andrew duff mckagan seattle, 5 februari 1964 is een amerikaanse. The slow ballad sees mckagan reflecting on the turbulence and pain he saw around the world the past two years as he toured with guns n roses on their not in this lifetime tour.
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. Slash uses a gibson les paul electric guitar for the first time onstage with the band. Duff mckagan s wife tells of how she met the guns n roses bassist. He grew up rebellious, falling in love with punk and glam rock by the time he was a teenager.
Duff mckagan watch dont look behind you live from the. How to be a man and other illusions by duff mckagan. The result, appetite for destruction, would be one of the most important rock records ever released, although it would be hard to tell from its initial impact. See more ideas about duff mckagan, the duff and guns n roses.
According to a new interview duff mckagan gave to the new statesman, he revealed that both of his daughters think that guns n roses frontman axl rose is woke. Duff mckagan, slash, izzy stradlin, axl rose and steven adler. Browse duff mckagan pictures at, one of the largest collections of duff mckagan photos on the web. 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.
Jun, 2019 guns n roses bassist duff mckagan recently spoke with metro about his new solo album, tenderness. All of which makes this a very, very enjoyable, if disturbing. Duff mckagan removes a man from his book signing youtube. Upon moving to town, he met future guns n roses founders slash and steven adler, and decided to form a trio with the others called road crew. Its so easy and other lies is the most compelling book ive picked up in a while. 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. May 09, 2019 susan holmes mckagan stopped by king 5 news and talked about her new book the velvet rose.
Duff mckagan booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info. Now, the guns n roses bassist has shared a new song called tenderness. Duff mckagan trades partying on steven tylers yacht for fixing a deck. Duff mckagans wife susan holmes mckagan interviewed on king. Feb 25, 2019 in late 2018 duff mckagan announced that he had a new solo album in the works. Its so easy book by duff mckagan official publisher. Lies, which brings him to orange county on saturday, oct. The outing will be bring together original members axl rose, slash, and duff mckagan with longtime collaborators dizzy reed, richard fortus, frank ferrer, and new keyboardist melissa reese. Oct 14, 2011 duff mckagan fans meet the man october 4th, 2011 at a book signing in ridgewood, new jersey. Duff mckagans daughters think guns n roses frontman axl. Duff mckagan contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. The song wasted heart is a rerecording of the song from the 2009 duff mckagan s loaded album sick.
As he gears up for the may 12 release of his muchbuzzedabout new book, how to be a man and other illusions da capo press, former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan will issue a. Check out espn sportsnations chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan. Op 3 december 2015 werd weiland tijdens een tour met the wildabouts dood. Duff mckagan to release how to be a man ep featuring. No record ive ever made, have i thought about, we gotta write a hit song.
Duff mckagan to release how to be a man ep featuring izzy. 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. The album will be mckagan s musical followup to 2015s bestselling book, how. Live, breakfast for two, and complimentary valet parking. Legendary bassist of guns n roses, duff mckagan, and shooter jennings, son of country icon waylon jennings, stopped by the grammy museum on april 4 as part of the museums the drop series. Lr axl rose steven adler, slash and duff mckagan of the rock band guns n roses perform onstage at a ucla frat party where they played welcome to the jungle for the. Confessions of a psychotic housewife if youre a fan of 80s bands, or just love rock music in general, add its so easy to your toread list i think youll enjoy it and no, you dont have to be a gnr fan to enjoy it. Duff mckagans wife tells of how she met the guns n roses. Duff mckagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. Buy and sell your duff mckagans loaded concert tickets today.
Guns n roses books summer stadium tour, including comerica park in detroit. Its so easy book by duff mckagan official publisher page. Conducting the interview was grammy museum artistic director scott goldman. Mckagan writes with honesty and even humility, seemingly refreshingly devoid of rock star egomania. Mckagan, who has a been a member of numerous bands over the years. I cant seem to embed the video so you can watch it here. Duff mckagan, born michael andrew mckagan on february 5th, 1964 in seattle, washington is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Duff mckagan rated a book really liked it empire of the summer moon. Aug 25, 2014 duff mckagan, a founding member of guns n roses and a diehard seattle seahawks fan, believes in keeping his mouth shut and let his team do the talking. Quanah parker and the rise and fall of the comanches, the most powerful indian tribe in american history by s. Find upcoming event tour dates and schedules for duff mckagan at.
Toward the end of his first tenure with guns n roses, mckagan released a solo album, believe in me 1993, and formed the shortlived supergroup neurotic outsiders. Duff mckagan and shooter jennings at the grammy museum in. Susan holmes mckagan is a wellknown, experienced and credentialed writer. Duff mckagan announces tenderness album and tour dates. Axl rose, duff mckagan and slash of the rock band guns n. The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012. A heckler had to be ejected from a duff mckagan book signing. 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. Duff mckagan talks new solo album i kind of purposely made. Indeed, mckagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. Lr duff mckagan, slash, izzy stradlin, axl rose and steven adler of the rock group guns n roses pose for a portrait backstage on a night when they opened up for johnny thunders on march 21, 1986 at fenders ballroom 5 days before they get signed to geffen records in long beach, california. Now the rocker has announced some east coast book signing dates.
Duff mckagan has 14 books on goodreads with 19144 ratings. 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 will release the tenderness album and tour in 2019. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading how to be a man. Duff mckagan wants you to accept yourself for who you are. Duff formed velvet revolver with his former band mate slash and fronts his own band, loaded. Chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan sportsnation espn. Susan will be signing books at third place books in seward park, 5041 wilson ave s, on wednesday, may 8, from 56 p. Take a sneak peak at the movies coming out this week 812 coronavirus entertainment. 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.
Following his departure from guns n roses in 1997, mckagan briefly reunited with his presuccess seattle punk band 10 minute warning. 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. Apr 29, 2015 duff mckagan to release how to be a man ep featuring izzy stradlin, jerry cantrell. Duff has been cooking since the age of 4, when his mom caught him in the kitchen swinging a meat cleaver while watching chef tell on tv. Grace is turning thirteen today and were throwing a party. Mar 20, 2012 an absolute masterpiece of a book, you cant get any more genuine, intelligent, inspiring, thought provoking, heart touching and mind blowing autobiography than duffs its so easy and other lies.
Dec 14, 2015 guns n roses nearly killed duff mckagan. California, currently consisting of axl rose, slash, duff mckagan, dizzy reed, richard fortus, frank ferrer and melissa reese. During an appearance on the march 20 edition of sex pistols guitarist steve joness radio show, jonesys jukebox, on the 95. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage. Theyll also be embarking on a spring 2019 tour in support of the album, and fans can get tickets to see them live here at axs. The reunited axl rose, slash and duff mckagan will play the detroit tigers ballpark in.
Rock book show duff mckagan book signing bookends new jersey. Duff mckagan says life is a lot cooler when you stay off. Former bassist duff mckagan on the drugs, the booze, the chicks and the lifestyle that nearly finished him off. Guns n roses bassist duff mckagan to sign book in o. Mar 21, 2019 duff mckagan is teaming up with shooter jennings for his next album, and now the duo is opening up about making tenderness. Duff mckagan contact information name, email address, phone number. His real name is michael, but his family gave him the nickname duff at the age of two and it stuck. Duff mckagan, axl rose and slash of the rock group guns n. Duff mckagans wife reveals secret to lasting marriage with. Exclusive interview susan holmes mckagan writers life magazine. When you buy a ticket or book a hotel, we may receive a commission. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. When i was in my twenties, i kept saying, right after this tour im going to get sorted out. We spoke to the former guns n roses bassist about his new book how to be a man, his battle.
Duff mckagan schedule, dates, events, and tickets axs. Criminals and thugs have laid claim to downtown, and durkan and seattle police chief carmen best have done little or nothing to thwart criminal activity that i, or any other brave seattle citizen. 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. When i was a young, i had a dream movin to the city sight unseen 19 years of age im packing my bags hollywood was all the rage i came to you in 1984 you showed me in. Mckagan s last solo album believe in me arrived in 1993, while his duff mckagan s loaded outfit released the taking in 2011. Its so easy, an evening with duff mckagan deano in america. Duff mckagans book tour will bring him to orange county on saturday, oct.
Duff mckagans loaded seattlehead lyrics genius lyrics. Some middle age man starts a fight with duff mckagan at his book signing about kurt cobain last days. Duff mckagan s wife was interviewed recently on ktla 5 to promote her upcoming book the velvet rose. Mckagan lives in seattle with his wife, supermodel susan holmes mckagan. Former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan releases new book. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Duff mckagan to release how to be a man ep featuring izzy stradlin, jerry cantrell.