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Duff McKagan

American Musician

Born: Feb 5, 1964

Band Good Life Me People You

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By the time Guns n' Roses spent 28 months from 1991 to 1993 touring the 'Use Your Illusion' albums, the tour staff sometimes approached 100 people. We were carrying not only backup girl singers, a horn section, and an extra keyboard player, but also chiropractors, masseuses, a singing coach, and a tattoo artist. Duff McKagan

Time People Sometimes Illusion Girl Singing Extra Keyboard Keyboard Player Months Spent Section Backup Carrying Guns Horn Only Tour Touring Also Singers Were Artist Tattoo Staff Coach Use Your Roses Player Albums By The Time

I went to business school in my thirties. Duff McKagan

Business School Thirties Business School

I'm not Cormac McCarthy, but I can get my point across in a thousand words. Duff McKagan

Words Thousand Thousand Words Point Get McCarthy Across

Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you. Duff McKagan

You Fear Cripple Meter Your Keep

I'm colour blind, a little hue-challenged. Duff McKagan

Colour Blind Little

Whenever Boston comes on, I play air guitar. Duff McKagan

Guitar Air Boston Whenever Play

I don't know if I have a favorite song. Duff McKagan

Song Favorite Know

When you're in a band, a marriage - whatever, it's kind of the same deal - there's a lot of things that you see, and people trust you with information about their lives. Call it a 'bro code' or whatever you wanna call it, but there are certain things you do not tell. At least, I don't. Duff McKagan

It's funny: when I started playing bass in 1984, you had guys like Paul Simonon fron the Clash, John Paul Jones, Lemmy, and Nikki Sixx was the head guy in Motley Crue, and you had all this post-punk stuff like Magazine and Killing Joke where the bass sort of lead the way. Not that I picked it to sort of be a main dude, but it intrigued me. Duff McKagan

Funny Me You Joke Bass Way Intrigued Clash John Magazine John Paul Guy Guys Main Lead Had Picked Head Stuff Like Sort Dude Motley Where Paul Started Playing

I didn't have any work to do, and I had files of my personal and Guns N' Roses financial statements for the previous eight years. I wanted to learn how to read these, but I didn't trust anybody. I just got a lightbulb in my head and said, 'I want to go to school.' That began my journey, taking accountancy and business classes at Seattle. Duff McKagan

Work Journey Business Trust Financial School My Journey Statements Classes Guns Previous Had Head Taking Learn Read Said Got How Go Years Began Personal Any Just Anybody Eight Want Wanted Roses Files Seattle

I saw some really amazing stuff with Axl. We worked really well together. We were good friends. And I hope to perhaps have that friendship back one day, although it's not something I wait around for. Duff McKagan

'The Joshua Tree' was the soundtrack of my life when we were making 'Appetite.' Duff McKagan

Life My Life Tree Making Soundtrack Were Appetite

I started playing in punk-rock bands and touring when I was 15, so I missed high school. Duff McKagan

School High High School Touring Missed Bands Started Playing

I'm really not about changing my image. Duff McKagan

Changing About Really Image

One of the first 45s I ever bought was the Stooges' 'I Got a Right.' Probably one of my favorite singles, ever. Duff McKagan

First Favorite Bought Got Singles Stooges Ever Right

I find in my career that I never know what's going to happen in two months. Duff McKagan

Months Find Never Know Going Happen Career Two

Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that important to me? No. Is it something I've aspired towards? No. Duff McKagan

Me Important Something Towards Hall Rock Rock And Roll Fame Roll Aspired

I've had a panic disorder since I was sixteen, and they always said that's a subset of depression. And I'm like, 'I don't have depression.' Duff McKagan

Depression Panic Had Since Like Said Always Sixteen Disorder

One of my first memories is marching with my mom. I was in kindergarten with with the Catholic ladies when Martin Luther King Jr. got shot. We wore the black armbands and marched downtown. Duff McKagan

Mom Memories Black King First Kindergarten Martin Martin Luther Martin Luther King Martin Luther King Jr Catholic Got Ladies Wore Shot Downtown Marching Luther

I've never been one to just play safe music and think that's all there is to it. Duff McKagan

Music Think Never Safe Been Just Play

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