Duff McKagan

Duff McKagan (born February 5 1964) is an American musician and bassist who is best known for his eight-year tenure in the 1980s hard rock band Guns N' Roses. Duff's height is 6'2", his hair blonde and has hazel colored eyes.

Early Years

He was born Michael McKagan in Seattle, Washington, the youngest of eight children born to Elmer and Alice Marie McKagan. The names and professions of his brothers and sisters, as of December 2002, are: Jon (store manager for QFC food chain), Carol, Mark, Bruce (general manager for Muzak Corp in Seattle), Joan Shelton, Claudia Christiansen and Matt (band teacher for Lindero Middle School).

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Seattle, Washington - 2002

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Duff's father goes by the name Mac, and his mother is Marie. It was his brother Bruce who introduced him to the bass. He describes his home city as "a rowdy rock 'n' roll town with a hip underground."

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McKagan headed to California when he was nineteen, and played in thirty-one rock bands around Los Angeles including "Ten Minute Warning" and was replaced by Daniel House of Skin Yard, and a hard-core punk band called The Fartz. Answering an ad for a bass player in a local magazine, he met guitar player Slash and drummer Steve Adler of the band "Road Crew." at L.A.'s legendary 24 hour deli and rock hangout Canter's. Duff expected some punk with a penchant for '70s rock, but found two long-haired guys instead.

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Los Angeles - Daniel House - Skin Yard - The Fartz - Slash - Steve Adler - '70s

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"When I met Slash and Steve Adler for the first time," he said, "it was weird, 'cause I'd never met guys like this before - L.A. locals. We went out that night and got drunk, and then we had this ill-fated band. It was Slash's band, Road Crew."

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