Playing with Iggy pulled me back in for a while and reminded me of what I love about music. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
When the record company pays you an advance, it is just that - an advance. And it's at worse rates than any… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“Izzy’s new band also featured Tracii Guns on lead guitar. They were calling the new group Guns N’ Roses.” — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
Axl did sometimes have volatile actions, but I knew that guy as a whole - all the good stuff, too. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
We wrote the songs we wrote - we took from our own experiences, melded it together, and wrote what became 'Appetite For… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
'Mr. Brownstone' is always a fun song to play because it's got that beat, and you see people bouncing. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
When you know you have a good song, when you're onstage, even if it's just a weird, basic energy, you know your… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
'The Joshua Tree' was the soundtrack of my life when we were making 'Appetite.' — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“(We wrote “Sweet Child o’ Mine” later, and the “where do we go now” coda of that song actually was just sort… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
Being in a band is the best place I can think of to be as up-front as possible. If you let something… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“During those first rehearsals, the five of us started working up a new song together based on some lyrics I had brought… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“We called the result “Welcome to the Jungle.” We played the song live for the first time when we opened a show… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
In rock n' roll, we don't sell records at all like we used to. Yet the artist still has to pay to… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“From the moment the five of us leaned into our first song, we could all hear and feel that the fit was… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“On March 31, 1994, I went to LAX to catch a flight from L.A. to Seattle. Kurt Cobain was waiting to take… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
By the time Guns n' Roses spent 28 months from 1991 to 1993 touring the 'Use Your Illusion' albums, the tour staff… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“Guns N’ Roses was no longer a band, but the band—our band. These are my fucking boys—they’re willing to fight through anything.… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“The video for “Sweet Child o’ Mine” was on MTV when we set off in July, but on the first few dates… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“A few months prior, Axl had also come up with a great idea for “Patience,” seemingly out of nowhere, that had immediately… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
It's funny: when I started playing bass in 1984, you had guys like Paul Simonon fron the Clash, John Paul Jones, Lemmy,… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
If you don't have a good rhythm section, your band is toast; you're a bar band. Good rhythm section, you've got a… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
Any musician in any band - for a really good band - you know your part in the band. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“we ended up closing the show with the cover song we had tried during sound check that afternoon, “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door.” — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
We are not the guardian angels of anybody. We only play authentic, nasty rock and roll. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“I always thought death and death alone could ever push me across that line when it came to this band. (I was… — Duff McKagan Copy Share 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 Copy Share Image
“Axl met me outside the rehearsal space to talk about my reservations. “You have to be part of this,” he said. “Give… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“Izzy, Axl, Slash—and Duff,” she said. “What kind of names are those?” “Well, there is a guy named Steven.” — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
You know what's a great song that will be stuck in your head if I say it? 'Single Ladies,' by Beyonce. Killer… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
When you're a musician, you are around your peers a lot, like Slipknot and Alice In Chains... you name the band. We're… — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
When you're in a band, it's a close-knit thing. There's a lot of emotional stuff. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
When you start a band, you have to find people that are good, have the same sort of mindset as you musically. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
It's volatile with GNR. Every night, it's anarchy on stage. Who knows what's gonna happen? That's rock n' roll, man. — Duff McKagan Copy Share Image
“On March 31, 1994, I went to LAX to catch a flight from L.A. to Seattle. Kurt Cobain was waiting to take the same… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
I think after 9/11, here in America, I saw something extraordinary. I saw neighbors looking after neighbors. I don't think anybody asked who anybody… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
'Chip Away' is somewhat of a rail against cable news and divisive agendas... all for the almighty dollar. — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“Eventually we found ourselves in the middle of an onion field. When you’re hungry and don’t know where and when your next meal is… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“I guess we can all look back and see things in our lives that we could or should have done differently—and better—and” — Duff McKagan Copy Share
Words and titles can be used as dictums and guides for all of us. A certain word can suddenly snap us back to a… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“We called the result “Welcome to the Jungle.” We played the song live for the first time when we opened a show at the… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“a couple years prior we were hitchhiking to a gig with no gear. Now we were on a fucking tour bus. We could eat… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“Far fewer people know that Slash is also a world-class Russian crouch-down-and-kick-your-legs-out dancer. And” — Duff McKagan Copy Share
I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“At the end of the European leg, our lead guitar player pulled a knife on our bus driver in England. I” — Duff McKagan Copy Share
If you don't have a good rhythm section, your band is toast; you're a bar band. Good rhythm section, you've got a chance to… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
I had a column for the 'Seattle Weekly' for five years, and there was one column that was called 'How To Be A Man,'… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
“we did an acoustic set at CBGB on October 30, 1987, where we debuted “Patience.” — Duff McKagan Copy Share
One of my first memories is marching with my mom. I was in kindergarten with with the Catholic ladies when Martin Luther King Jr.… — Duff McKagan Copy Share
