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.

Guns N' Roses

From the wreckage of the bands L.A. Guns and Hollywood Rose, Axl Rose and Izzy Stradlin joined Duff, Slash and Steve to form Guns N' Roses. Initially formed to meet booked gigs for the disbanded acts, the new line-up was finalized on June 6, 1985. Duff became the band's bassist, and after two days of rehearsal the newly formed group played their debut gig with GN'R on a Thursday night at the Troubadour.

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L.A. Guns - Hollywood Rose - Axl Rose - Izzy Stradlin - Guns N' Roses - June 6 - 1985 - Troubadour

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He brought his punk rock sensibilities to the group, as he is a huge fan of Sid Vicious of Sex Pistols and in general.

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Punk rock - Sid Vicious - Sex Pistols

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He married for the first time On May 28, 1988 to Mandy Brix, a hostess in a Japanese restaurant in L.A. who also had her own all female rap-trio, "The Lame Flames." They were divorced in 1990. He married again in September 1992 to Linda Johnson, (believe she was a playmate) and divorced in September 1995.

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May 28 - 1988 - 1990 - 1992 - Playmate - 1995

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Plagued by drug and alcohol addiction, McKagan survived for eight years in the highly volatile band, while Adler and Stradlin departed in 1990 and 1991, respectively. Meanwhile in 1990 Duff and Slash co-wrote and played a few songs on Iggy Pop's "Brick by Brick."

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1990 - 1991 - Slash - Brick by Brick

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