Guns n roses e duff mckagan biography

Though an essential lynchpin in Guns N’ Roses, Duff McKagan is far more than just the bassist in one of the greatest hard rock bands of all time. As his solo album, Tenderness, proves, the Seattle-bred, Los Angeles-dwelling musician has carved out a career that has many facets.

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Early punk rock roots

Born on February 5, , McKagan grew up in the Emerald City listening to both punk rock and Prince, McKagan formed his first band, playing bass with punk outfit The Vains when he was just However, things zigged and zagged right after that. In , he played drums for the pioneering Seattle band The Fastbacks, before jumping ship to The Fartz, Seattle’s answer to the burgeoning hardcore movement. The Fartz later evolved into 10 Minute Warning, and McKagan stepped out from behind the drum kit to take over rhythm guitar, leaving Greg Gilmore (of Mother Love Bone) to sit in on drumming duties.

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Guns N&#; Roses bassist rocks autobiography

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Even a rock star can feel like a dork.

Guns N&#; Roses co-founder and bassist Duff McKagan opens his self-deprecating memoir with his daughter&#;s 13th birthday party. While trying to stay out of sight so as not to embarrass her by his mere presence, he surprises two partygoers sneaking a kiss.

&#;My mind rushes through a checklist&#; of things I was doing at this same age,&#; he writes: boozing, smoking pot, dropping acid, snorting cocaine, stealing cars, having sex. These kids are just kissing.

Embarrassed, he mutters a quick, &#;Sorry,&#; and ducks back into the house.

It&#;s a deft introduction to a refreshingly focused rock memoir, even compared to other GNR books alone. Aside from Mick Wall&#;s controversial W.A.R.: The Unauthorized Biography of William Axl Rose, and Step

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