Duff McKagan
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"He called Chad Smith 'drummer'. Like, 'Drummer, can you hit that on the up beat?' And this is Chad Smith!" Duff McKagan on what it’s like being in a band with punk rock don, Iggy Pop
By Niall Doherty Published
The Guns N' Roses bassist has played on two Iggy Pop records, and now the former Stooges man has returned the favour

“Here’s my record. And if you ever want to write a song together…”: Bob Dylan said he loved Duff McKagan’s last album. So Duff McKagan asked him to collaborate
By Classic Rock Published
Duff McKagan reacted to Bob Dylan’s praise by suggesting they write a song together, plus he reveals he wants to make an album with Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell

“I see young people at Guns N’ Roses shows and think, ‘There should be a band that‘s 21 or 22 that you’re losing your mind to’”: GN’R bassist Duff McKagan on whether rock’n’roll has a future
By Classic Rock Published
Duff McKagan says he hopes that a new generation of bands can still have the same impact as Guns N’ Roses did when they emerged

Duff McKagan's Lighthouse: "A long way from the howling urban venom and party-hard hedonism of GN'R in their prime"
By Dave Everley Published
Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan delivers full-beam brilliance on his third solo album, Lighthouse

"Getting addicted to drugs and alcohol was never my intention... I was lucky to survive": Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on the brutal realities of rock 'n' roll excess
By Paul Brannigan Published
Duff McKagan discusses mental health in the music industry and losing friends to drugs and alcohol

"Lemmy showed me the importance of being aggressive. He didn't take any bulls**t, and I loved that": Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan on what Lemmy from Motorhead taught him
By Paul Brannigan Published
Duff McKagan on what he learned from the late, great Lemmy

"This is always the first place I try to get to when I go to the UK." The time that Guns N' Roses legend Duff McKagan revealed his deep love for Pret A Manger
By Niall Doherty Published
The Guns N' Roses bassist used his second memoir to wax lyrical about the UK sandwich shop, especially the jalapeño chicken wrap

Duff McKagan launches solo album featuring Slash, Jerry Cantrell and Iggy Pop
By Fraser Lewry Published
Duff McKagan's third solo album Lighthouse will be released in October - listen to title track now

“I couldn’t breathe!”: Duff McKagan’s new song was written in the middle of a panic attack – and got him through it
By Scott Rowley Published
Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan releases a new solo EP and reveals his long-term struggles with panic attacks and depression – and how Slash supported him from the beginning
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