Silent Jay Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) Ex-GNR & Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan drops in to talk about his new bands - Loaded and Walking Papers, his new book "How To Be A Man," working with Axl Rose, the GNR reunion, surviving Scott Weiland, staying fit at 50, playing basketball with Michael Jordan, and collecting knock-knock jokes! http://podcastone.com/pg/jsp/program/episode.jsp?programID=593&pid=506777Axl 55mn. Edited May 13, 2015 by Silent Jay 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Cool to hear Duff is a fan of Catcher. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
axlslash Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Amazing! I love TiJ, and Duff is a great interview. I look forward to listening to this, thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 I'll listen tonight, usually check out Jericho's podcast anyway, this makes it a must-listen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Listening now... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ88 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 (edited) There's another one called "The Jay & Dan Podcast," with these two Canadian sportscasters who work for FS1, and there's a guy that is on their pod cast, Engineer Jim (Mitchell) , who did a lot of work with GN'R back in the late 80s and early 90s. He tells a lot of great stories from in the studio and on with road with GN'R, as well as working with other bands as well. Edited May 13, 2015 by RJ88 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BetterDay7 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 That was great. Thanks for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Enjoyed the story about how in Bolivia, Duff wasn't sure where he was supposed to meet with Axl, and was 30 minutes late, and when he got to the van, Axl looked at him and said "touché". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sturginho Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 I've listned to the first 40 minutes or so, good stuff so far, Duff is the man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spliff Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 (edited) best part was at 1 hour 9 min.. special guest joins Edited May 14, 2015 by spliff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay410 Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Cliff notes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nosaj Thing Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Dee Snider is hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HuskerTornado Posted May 14, 2015 Share Posted May 14, 2015 Dee's podcast premieres on the 20th of this month, Sebastian Bach is his first guest, I believe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STPFAN Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Duff McKagan Discusses ‘Punk Rock’ Axl Rose: ‘I Missed Playing With My Pal’ Duff McKagan discussed reuniting with Axl Rose to perform with Guns N’ Roses last year on Talk Is Jericho earlier this week, admitting that he missed playing with his pal. Alternative Nation has transcribed a summary of the interview’s Guns N’ Roses discussion. Duff said his reaction to the chance to play with Guns N’ Roses again made him think about his friendship with Axl. “This is a good opportunity to get your old pal back,” said McKagan.“I was going to go out and play with a guy, we went through the gutter, from nothing, to believing in our music.”McKagan also told a funny story about showing up 30 minutes late to a van during his reunion with Axl, and why he thinks Axl is punk rock. “I came from a punk rock background, and that guy was more punk rock that anybody I’d seen, because everything is real. There’s no put on, it’s real, and that’s punk rock. He was honest, and real, the guy can’t lie, he can’t. That bear honesty and truth from that guy is more punk rock than anything else. He was born a frontman, it’s natural. That’s not something you can go home and practice, it’s just, you’ve got it or you don’t. Once you have it, you always have it. We just had a really good time, we traveled together. (Laughs) I kept him waiting in a van for a half hour. I didn’t know, I thought we were supposed to meet in a lobby, and he was laughing when I got to the van. I finally got this text: ‘We’re waiting for you dude.’ [i was like] ‘A-ha,’ he goes, ‘Touche.’ ‘I didn’t mean to make you wait, I was in the lobby.'”Duff also complimented Axl for being able to sing in the altitude in Bolivia, especially since Duff himself had to take medication for it. He also said he wishes he’d played again with Axl sooner.“After playing with Axl last spring and those guys, I just missed playing with him, I’ve got to be honest. I’m like dude, we should have been doing this for the – so much time has passed, of course. We talked about some things, we did, we thought we were just this gang, we weren’t going to fall into any typical rock crap, no man. We fell into every one of them man, and we were laughing about that.”McKagan also discussed Izzy Stradlin, revealing that he had recently recorded a couple of tracks with him. He said there is such musical trust between himself and Stradlin, that if Izzy says ‘I have a bridge’ he doesn’t even question it or ask to hear it, he immediately says yes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intercourse Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 The alumni love-fest is hotter than its ever been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 It's all about timing when it comes to Duff. I have a feeling Axl and Duff will jump on the chance of being in the same band together. You know...just a hunch.But Tommy is in the band and I don't see Axl firing Tommy just to take Duff back as a bass player.It's not even about a reunion for me cause it's too unlikely to happen imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Słash Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Its good that Axl's and Duff's friendship is still strong, I know Axl wont kick out Tommy, so it will be better if Tommy leaves on his own, it will be great to see Duff playing with Axl again, both of them have an amazing chemistry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) I sort of forget that Axl never wanted them to leave. So if they wanted back in its about his forgiveness. Whether Duff can convince Axl Slash isn't out at get him is another story. He may not even try. Edited May 15, 2015 by wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadsy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Reading that was awesome!The way duff puts it, it all sounds so easy! Like how did they fall into the traps of fighting with each other? Damn sad but you know what, it's great to hear some positive stuff heyAxl isn't the monster that gets made out in the media or on these boards... I just hope we see it one more time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) I sort of forget that Axl never wanted them to leave.So if they wanted back in its about his forgiveness.Whether Duff can convince Axl Slash isn't out at get him is another story. He may not even try.Duff convinced Axl he's on his side imo. Whatever the fuck that means to Axl. Beyond that, he showed Axl how it feels like to have a friend back and someone he seemed to always be satisfied with as a musician.He resented Duff in 2002 for not even wanting to be a part of November Rain and Estranged and he talked about how Sorum and Duff didn't get Oh My God when Axl brought it to them. After OMG was released Sorum admitted he liked it.But I don't know what Duff can do when it comes to Slash, and how much will Duff allow himself to risk what he seem to really value currently.One of the greatest things that happened in the Guns world recently was Duff playing full shows with Axl and the things they both had to say about it.Tommy is the kind of guy imo, that won't stand in the way of classic bands. I remember when Adler said that when he met the hacks they told him "dude, you guys should reunite with Axl". They showed respect to the legacy and what those old guys achieved together.But Tommy has been in the band for 18 years now. Can you really fuck with that shit? I really don't know. Edited May 15, 2015 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Why Axl is punk rock? Odd, considering i spent a large amount of my time here arguing with Axl-ite metallers who assert that punk was a load of overrated bollocks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Why Axl is punk rock? Odd, considering i spent a large amount of my time here arguing with Axl-ite metallers who assert that punk was a load of overrated bollocks Would you say Jimmy Page for example had a little of that punk spirit in him? Edited May 15, 2015 by Rovim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Len Cnut Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I dunno, i don't know Jimmy Page and I'm not really sure what 'punk spirit' is meant to mean. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tadsy Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I get where Duff is coming fromWhy does everything have to be over analysed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rovim Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 I dunno, i don't know Jimmy Page and I'm not really sure what 'punk spirit' is meant to mean.What does punk mean to you? cause personally I do hear some punk elements when it comes to Axl, with many other influences as well. Some more pronounced then others. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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