In Conversation With DUFF MCKAGAN of GUNS N' ROSES

Duff McKagan of Guns N' Roses discusses the past, present, and future with Kerrang! Editor Sam Coare. We chat about his new solo album Tenderness, the first time he appeared on the cover of Kerrang! magazine, mental illness, the loss of friends and much more.
Hosted in Kerrang!’s London office, we invited a rabble of Duff and Guns N’ Roses superfans along to watch the man himself go deep into his music and share some of his most revealing stories.
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[@julesj77]

Duff is such a ledge 🙌

[@benjamins9121]

Yes he is, hes what a rock star should be, not a diva or a degenerate like most

[@catherinecarkulis1750]

Depression knocks on my door once in a while...but I just open the door and look past it to the beautiful day because every day can be a good day.

[@millie-evemuellervollblutk4692]

I am so happy to see you again after a little more from 3 Years in Zürich, there with GNR-Band ! Was great, hope you're Show are bigger ! We see us in Zürich on 6.9.2019 in DYNAMO-HOUSE ! Bye !

[@nikpedegree5311]

Duff is a real genuine and authentic soul

[@DelilaSloan]

I am a nerd to i guess who loves punk music and grunge and rock. I went to college on a g.e.d and gor my bachelor in art history. I also love history and find jt absolutely fascinating. I am also to a point where i am watching a lot of documentaries on the history of fashion. I started by watching ewin mcgegor play halston and thought it was so interesting that i found everything i could on halston..which lead me to gucci and louis vuiton and loz Claiborne and alexander mcqueen. I also liked the met gala shorts on different stuff. The yesr they did punk and focused on westwood was informative. Guns n roses is a part of rock and roll history. They are an iconic rock band. Every band member is recognizable by name, which doesnt always happen. I remember being a kid and my younger cousin was around 10 and he was obsessed with gnr. We went to a waldens book store and he saw a gnr book there with lots of pictures and information on the band. He didnt get the book that day and he cried. My aunt wouldnt buy it for him because it was like 10 bucks. So i saved my babysitting money up for a two weeks and bought him that book. I remember him and my little brother reading that book and looking at the pictures over and over listening to apetite for distruction...yes i know maybe not the best band for little kids but our parent's just didnt monitor our music or our movies.. we grew up fast. He still had that book to this day. Anyway..im reading its so easy and other lies right now and of course my love for diving into everything about a subject brought me here.

[@AmericanSpyFox]

8.1k views. 29 comments. 119k subscribers. KZbin never makes sense.

[@allthingshorrorrelated]

i'm glad duff sorted himself out. will ask my welsh mate about the poppity ping haha

[@UnderdogTactics]

I wonder what the movie was when he started to feel depressed.

[@monkeyrevolution1964]

So unkind , unfair not offering him some water after going through search strong emotion talking 24:13

[@jenniferprice1871]

I bloody love Duff. What a dude!

[@sonusworld5357]

One of the Best pick bass players of All Time- Duff You RULE 👍👍🤘🤘

[@matthewford3490]

AWESOME! Duff is deep! I could sit and talk hours with him, not mentioning is career once. (Give the man a water for crying out loud!!)

[@DelilaSloan]

I agree...there's more to him then just rock and roll, the guy has a brain on him and isn't afraid to use it. The interviewer pissed me off by telling him that history was nerdy..nothing nerdy about knowing your shit.

[@adamrivera2499]

Duff ur so amazing man thank u for ur music and God bless guns n roses

[@mertmunson1417]

6:11-6:23 I know it's corny, but I have always always wondered about that! My go to is the G!!! So damn cool to know some things are universal. And the weird and random things! I am seriously in shock right now. I cannot believe Duff actually said what I've thought about for years!!! Hands down one of the coolest dudes, not just rockstars, ever!!!

[@maryrecoy1616]

It truly amazes me at every interview Duff does I listen closely bc this guy truly goes beyond the fluff of the game and touches on reality and what I really adore is he gives definition to things that helps me to understand the issue deeper...Duff has really helped me understand depression and I swear no Doctor has ever given me tht understanding.. Duff you're the Real Deal and I love that you take it to another level...BTW my dad's good friend was Princes close associate I think tht is super cool...I'm like dad we need to go visit Prince .. Sadly I lost dad in 2010 and we lost Prince as well😢😢😢😢😢

[@123cillitbang]

So much respect for Duff!! 😎🙌👏👏👏

[@kerrienoble5887]

Such a great guy. Real and authentic. I just love Duff. He's making a difference too ❤

[@Angiegypt]

Turns out nice boys do play rock’n’roll 😂 God I love him such a kind beautiful soul and spirit ❤ Guns’N’ f*ckin’ Roses forever 🤟🏼

[@xiniaartavia5055]

A true Gem of man ❤️ a very special person!! Love his voice 🎼 Great voice 🎼 Amazing!!❤️❤️🎼🎸🎵🎶

[@allsystemsgo8678]

This guy is in Guns n roses.

[@JamesMMcCann]

As a teen I wanted to be Slash. As an adult I want to be Duff. Edit: meicrodon is microwave, not popdiping.

[@monkeyrevolution1964]

Life is not easy at all . Life is very hard indeed in all sense . 10:57

[@123cillitbang]

No fucking acknowledgment of his achievement and his friends and sadly the loss of his friends. Its heavy. He's talking about kids& depression too. Very sad. Agree where is a drink of water! Duff is so woke. Great talk Duff 👆💯 Yup 🤘

[@monkeyrevolution1964]

@@123cillitbang NO IDEA OF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT ? No fucking acknowledgment of his achievement and his friends ? ARE YOU SAYING IT TO ME ? OR TO THE GUY IS DOING THE INTERVIEW ?

[@richardharris6058]

Snorting some Duff. There is nothing he’s going to do to change history I like it how he says “My daughters looked up to me and said what are you gonna do about it?” No bass guitarist from guns and roses or any band is going to have anything to do with changing history

[@richardharris6058]

wildcatter63 No Beatle changed history! Elvis had already done that by 1964

[@evomink]

He’s not saying that he’s going to change history by himself, you fucking prick. That clearly went over your head.

[@waltertrexell7557]

Your "history" is fake anyway.

[@SicilianStrega13]

I absolutely loved listening to him talk about history

[@suhplikeyt5223]

How encouraging, I've been on a journey myself and it is so difficult to find anybody to talk to. Most think I'm loosing my mind ...( I'm not a crack up! (LAYNE STALEY) ...

[@zeketrick]

Perhaps you may enjoy listening to the "laws of attraction " look at the journey as a turtle. You will be the victor at the end peace be with you.

[@SicilianStrega13]

Love him ❤

[@eltoro969]

That white lip dude

[@catherinecarkulis1750]

Yes you do have white stuff around your mouth. They need to give you water!! Hello hospitality!! They must be into you to forget...or something thinking of their checks.

[@MrDeadhead83]

As a bass player with a biased opinion, he's always been my favourite member of GNR

[@ianottaway]

I love when he drops the Lanegan name Respect

[@gallowsradio]

If I had your money, I would probably read twice as much...

[@waltertrexell7557]

"lobbyists". Lol. Just say it Duff...

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

The original Drummer went invited on tour

[@davedecker1725]

Bring some humaness to these topics.

[@DogDaze66]

Slime boy

[@kikeheebchinkjigaboo6631]

He doesn't mention Velvet Revolver???

[@bhfyffc]

they didnt really ask and gnr is a bigger band compared to velvet revolver

[@recabitejehonadab2654]

Please Duff stay away from politics!!! Your starting to go there. Don’t become a wacko!!

[@chrisretro81]

26:00 - ok I'm going to get into some minutiae here. In his book, he states GNR did some gigs after they were told by Geffen to lay low and keep the mystique by not doing gigs for a while. They went out as the "Fargin Bastarges" which is from 'Johnny Dangerously' released before Christmas, 21st December 1984. So unless he saw that just before Christmas....haha