I wasnt expecting much at all from guns and roses bassist duff mckagan when i picked up his first book its so easy and other lies. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Exguns n roses drummer steven adler says that he has not been approached by any of his former bandmates about a possible reunion of the classic gnr lineup and blames the lack of communication in. The drummer, who replaced steven adler in guns n roses, recorded the highly successful albums use your illusion. Steven adler, duff mckagan, axl rose, slash, izzy stradlin, and guns n roses. He was inducted into the rock n roll hall of fame with slash, axl rose, matt sorum, steven adler and izzy stradlin. Gnr steven adler izzy stradlin duff mckagan axl rose slash. Jan 06, 2015 guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to be a man this article is more than 5 years old its a howto guide of things ive learned about life being a dad, being a. Duff mckagan contact info booking agent, manager, publicist. Here is a funny excerpt from his book its so easy and other lies after he sobered up and began mountain biking as a hobby, then made friends with former world champion biker dave cully cullinan.
The band was inducted into the rock and roll hall of fame in 2012. Duff mckagan is cofounder of the hard rock groups guns n roses and velvet revolver and the author of the new york times bestseller its so easy and other lies. Steven adler s book also gives us all the druggy details of life in a rock band. She is also known as the public face and founder of her business venture susan holmes swimwear. Former guns n roses drummer steven adler hospitalized with. Duff mckagan, born michael andrew mckagan on february 5th, 1964 in seattle, washington is an american guitarist, singer, and songwriter. See more ideas about duff mckagan, steven adler, guns n roses. The incredible recovery of duff mckagan lakeview health.
Duff mckagan personality profile celebrities galore. Born michael andrew mckagan on february 5, 1964 in seattle washington. Former guns n roses bassist duff mckagan stopped by the rolling stones offices in new york last week to talk about his new album sick, which debuts on april 7th. Pages public figure musicianband duff mckagan photos. Susan elizabeth holmes mckagan born may 5, 1972 is an american model, television personality, and fashion designer. From steven adler, the original drummer for guns n roses, comes my appetite for destruction, the inside story of gnr. Guns n roses duff mckagan to publish book entitled how to. Adler was fired from guns n roses over his heroin addiction in 1990, following which he reformed his old band road crew and briefly joined bulletboys, which both. Duff mckagan booking agent, manager, and publicist contact info.
Bassist duff mckagan loves new york city and he would personally like to tell you why. Duff mckagan has 14 books on goodreads with 19144 ratings. Alfred adlers most popular book is understanding human nature. 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. Duff mckagan contact information name, email address, phone number. Duff mckagans daughters think guns n roses frontman axl. During the brief interview, duff briefly commented on steven adler and vh1s recent hit reality shows celebrity rehab and sober house. Michael andrew duff mckagan born february 5, 1964, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. It turned out, mckagans pancreas, apparently swollen to the size of a football from all the booze, had. That was one thing i appreciated about adler s former bandmate duff mckagan s book was that he at least kept it a little classier and didnt delve into all the sexual specifics. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene.
Duff hit bottom in 1994 when he woke up with abdominal pain so intense that he couldnt even make it to the edge of the bed to dial 911. 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. 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 i. New documentary explores the crazy life of guns n roses. Drummer steven adler was fired from the band in 1990 because of his heroin addiction.
Rock is alive music in this video song sweet child o mine album appetite for destruction artist guns n roses writers axl rose, izzy stradlin, slash, duff mckagan, steven adler licensed. But, i realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. In 1984, at the age of twenty, duff mckagan left his native seattlepartly to pursue music but. Duff mckagan and steven adler to join forces for japanese. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. After the original drummer gardner quit, adler and slash joined their former road crew bandmate duff mckagan who joined in april 1985 to complete. Buy its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan from waterstones today. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy. Others, like two sides to every glory, which chronicles acdcs rise and then ignores most what happened after 1990, leave something to be desired. Dec 19, 2016 former bassist and drummer for the band guns n roses.
Former guns n roses drummer steven adler has been hospitalized after reportedly. But it turns out drug use was rampant even before the members came together. Steven adler and slash guns n roses, metal bands, rock bands, steven adler. Duff mckagan is the philanthropist and humanitarian who is deeply concerned about the state of the world, for which he has great compassion and idealism. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. According to an interview by elsa klensch on cnn, holmes earned the title the body from iconic fashion photographer steven meisel. Mckagan writes honestly about the bands early years and the deepening drug troubles suffered by most of the band, including himself. He lives in seattle, washington with his wife, supermodel susan. Steven adler is the author of my appetite for destruction 3. Duff mckagan sits down with graham gruhamed hartmann once again for a round of wikipedia. Congrats to guns n roses velvet revolver bassist duff mckagan who celebrates his 25 year soberversary.
Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist duff mckagan. Duff mckagan of guns n roses remembers a bittersweet super bowl weekend in nyc. He was the youngest of 8 children born to alice and elmer mckagan, he has been called duff since he was a toddler, he says it was an irish thing. Oct 23, 2012 im not always keen on rock biographies. From original guns n roses drummer steven adler comes a tale of sex, drugs. Michael andrew duff mckagan, sometimes credited as duff rose mckagan, is an american multiinstrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. Sitting down with marc maron for his podcast, duff mckagan reveals some of the substances he partook in as a teenager growing up in. Steven adler author of my appetite for destruction goodreads. This was early 1990 and steven was fired soon after. If you like duff mckagan you might like similar music duff mckagan s loaded, izzy stradlin and the ju ju hounds, hollywood rose, adler s appetite, slashs snakepit. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading my appetite for destruction. Just a book full of hot rockstars i will take any requests cinderella band, hard. As a proud guns n roses historian, ive read my fair share of gnrrelated books and in a way was kind of dreading another.
He has a utopian personality, and will spend her life trying to realize some aspect of her utopian dream, sacrificing money, time, and energy for a. Guns n roses was known in their heyday as a hardpartying as well as a hard rocking band. Jun 11, 2015 i wasnt drinking beer, i wasnt kicking anybodys ass, and i wasnt getting with a bunch of chicks. According to duff mckagan, addiction is a lonely and terrifying place to be. 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. The work is partly about pastor adolph peter adler who claimed to have received a revelation. Steven adler, duff mckagan, slash, matt sorum, and guns n roses. One sunday morning i went out to the house of one of cullys friends to watch some. Now the bassist with the most debauched rock band of. This book is very wellwritten by the same author of steven adlers autobiography and i would totally recommend it to anyone who likes interesting stories of. New documentary explores the crazy life of guns n roses bassist duff mckagan. Duff mckagans daughters think axl rose is woke 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. He quickly met up with slash and steven adler and before long guns n roses was born.
Check out espn sportsnations chat with rockerblogger duff mckagan. We caught up with mckagan, cofounder of guns n roses and velvet revolver, as he was stuck in manhattan traffic on may 12. He formed velvet revolver with his former bandmate slash and fronts his own band. Duff mckagan played bass for guns n roses for twelve years and cowrote many of their most iconic songs. Duff mckagan body statistics, height, age, weight information about, net worth duff mckagan weight, height, age, measurements, net worth duff mckagan weight. Sometimes it takes an insightful librarian, an enthusiastic bookseller, or the perfect blog post to sell a book and create a new ya reader. He is known for being a founding member of the legendary rock band gun n roses. Other times, all it takes is one fantastically fun movie. Alfred adler has 126 books on goodreads with 16899 ratings.
Nov 04, 20 guns n roses velvet revolver legend duff mckagan and fellow walking papers musician jeff angell set the record straight with a round of wikipedia. Matt sorum says that he is very proud of his accomplishments with guns n roses. My inspiration comes from one great person, she knows who she is. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Gnr steven adler slash guns n roses, 80s hair bands, guns. He is best known as the former drummer and cosongwriter of the hard rock band guns n roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s. With the release of the duff, the laughoutloud new teen movie loosely based on the book of the same. It turned out, mckagan s pancreas, apparently swollen to the size of a football from all the booze, had.
Its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan waterstones. Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist. Poppy hachette book group 237 park avenue new york, ny 10017 visit our website at. Oct 04, 2011 in his new york times bestseller, duff mckagan, founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his lifesaving transformation via a unique path to sobriety.
Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the rock and. Hes proudly raw and harsh, refusing to hold back in terms of language and content, happy to rail on his band mates, his management, promoters and anybody else who he feels crossed him during his journey to the top, and back down to the middle. How to be a man and other illusions by duff mckagan, chris. Mckagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction. 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. Check out espn sportsnations chat with duff mckagan. Some, like the dirt, which tells the sordid story of motley crue, is a great if at times unbelievable read. 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. Behind the player duff mckagan by duff mckagan, 9780739056233, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Amp, 06032020 duff mckagans adored labrador retriever spinee has undergone a risky surgery on sunday and is luckily beginning the slow process of recovery. The following is an adapted excerpt from duff mckagans.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of duff mckagan books online. Duff mckagan talks about his new book, its so easy. I appreciated about adlers former bandmate duff mckagans book was that he at. May 19, 2015 the title of duff mckagans new book, how to be a man and other illusions, playfully spells it out that the tome is not what it seems. Creativeman productions has announced that duff mckagans loaded and adler mistakenly billed as adlers appetite in the announcement and featuring mckagans former guns n roses bandmate steven adler will team up for two dates in japan on march 7th and 8th. Slash and steven adler and before long guns n roses was ruling the world. Duff mckagan, past guitarist in guns n roses, shares his incredible story of playing bass for one of the biggest bands in the world.
Duff mckagan played bass in guns n roses for twelve years and cowrote many of their most iconic songs. According to concert promoter creativeman productions co. Duff mckagan promises that its so easy and other lies, his upcoming autobiography, is not the same story as former guns n roses bandmates slash and steven adler told in their memoirs. Duff formed velvet revolver with his former band mate slash and fronts his own band, loaded. On the beatbox on irish tv talking about recording and touring. May, 2015 fine, but books are duff mckagans passion now.
Offering a different perspective from the bestselling slash, adler chronicles his life with the band, and own intense struggle with addiction, as seen on dr. Duff mckagan writing a book is kind of a big thing. A founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug. Nov 18, 2016 its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist duff mckagan. 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. 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. Duff mckagan of guns n roses remembers a bittersweet. Between singer axl roses raging mood swings, the junkie lifestyles of drummer steven adler and lead guitarist slash, and mckagans own. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Books by alfred adler author of understanding human nature. Mckagan has a nice eye for details and a surprisingly good memory. Mckagan, guns n roses bassist for 12 years, was just another troubled artist teetering between life and the afterlife. Former bassist duff mckagan on the drugs, the booze, the chicks and the lifestyle that nearly finished him off.
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