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Duff McKagan says Velvet Revolver were a response to "rock is dead" discourse: Metal Hammer interview
By Rich Hobson Published
From Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver to his solo work, Duff McKagan is still a punk kid at heart - with big ambitions

Duff McKagan on punk rock, history, and words of wisdom from his mum
By Paul Brannigan Published
Duff McKagan on the education he received from punk rock

Guns N' Roses man Duff McKagan on the "first and only" time he met Prince
By Merlin Alderslade Published
Duff has some serious regrets about meeting the iconic Prince, but it seems he actually made a solid impression

Duff McKagan keeps it intimate on Tenderness Live In Los Angeles
By Dave Everley Published
GN’R bassist Duff McKagan scales things down on solo live double album

Duff McKagan announces solo UK and European tour
By Fraser Lewry Published
The Guns N' Roses bassist will play 15 shows in 11 countries in support of last year's Lighthouse album

"I had a real sense that he was lonely and alone. I felt the same way": On April 1, 1994 two world-famous rock stars were seated together on Delta Airlines flight 788 from Los Angeles to Seattle. It would be the last flight one of them would ever take
By Paul Brannigan Published
On Good Friday, 1994, two musicians caught a flight home to Seattle. One of them would be found dead at home one week later

"We were hanging out with our acoustic guitars, and we wrote four songs in two or three hours": Duff McKagan and Jerry Cantrell are thinking of making an album together
By Fraser Lewry Published
The Guns N' Roses and Alice In Chains men have contributed to each other's solo releases in the past and are now considering taking the relationship further

"I'd seen Led Zeppelin, loved it, but you can't touch them: they fly away on a jet plane that says 'Led Zeppelin' on it. The Clash pulled up in a station wagon": Guns N' Roses' Duff McKagan on the gig that changed his life forever
By Paul Brannigan Published
In October 1979, 15-year-old Michael 'Duff' McKagan attended a punk rock show in Seattle which turned his world upside down

“I called Keith Richards about doing it. His manager said: ‘Keith has already got a band. They’re called the Rolling Stones’”: the epic story of Kings Of Chaos, rock’s billion dollar supergroup
By Dave Everley Published
Featuring members of Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Deep Purple, Alter Bridge and more, Kings Of Chaos are rock’s most high-profile covers band

"I was always looking for something beautiful to grasp on to": Duff McKagan on love, God, and the truth of punk
By Dave Everley Published
Duff McKagan’s Lighthouse album might be a long way from the music he’s best known for with Guns N' Roses, but it still reflects the punk rocker in him
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