Sleep Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Bass Frontiers magazine recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. You can now watch the chat in three parts below.Speaking about GUNS N' ROSES' early days, Duff said: "I'd seen [Axl Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer] in L.A. GUNS. But it was at The Troubadour [in West Hollywood]. I got there late and saw a couple of songs. And it was just like a bull loose in the ring. It was, like, 'What the hell?' And he was different. He wasn't metal, and he wasn't punk; he was like his own thing. And I identified with that. But [we got together] at this rehearsal place and he got on a mic to sort of check the P.A. and he had two voices coming out. It was kind of a low undertone and this really high, strong voice. And he was serious. He moved from Indiana, Izzy [Stradlin, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] moved from Indiana, I moved from Seattle. We weren't here to jam. We weren't here to be in a high school band. We wanted to start something and mean it. And when those five guys — Steven [Adler, GUNS N' ROSES drummer] and Slash [GUNS N' ROSES guitarist], Izzy, Axl and myself — got in a room the first time, it was so apparent. We'd all been in other bands where there was always one weak link. There was always that one weak link up until that point. And when you've been playing since you were 13, by the time you're 20, you feel that you're a real seasoned veteran. You've toured, you've played gigs and you're not fucking around. And so I took learning to play bass and being… We all took it really seriously. Steven and I would play together. We just lived for it. And Steven and I would play to CAMEO, for Steven to get that groove. And that influenced the back groove on [GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album] 'Appetite For Destruction'. That's all from playing to CAMEO, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE. Just kind of playing along to probably some cassette. And then we played ourselves, and we developed grooves. And he really became probably the best small-kit groove drummer there ever was. No rack toms. [Just] a floor tom and a snare. A floor tom and a snare and a kick drum, hi-hat… cowbell. But all you got at that point is groove. Your groove's gotta be deep, or go home. And he had a great groove." McKagan's new book, "How To Be A Man (And Other Illusions)", came out on May 12 via Da Capo Press. The bassist released a three-song EP, also called "How To Be A Man", in conjunction with the book's publication. The title track featured former GUNS guitarist Izzy Stradlin and ALICE IN CHAINS axeman Jerry Cantrell.Read more at http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/duff-mckagan-looks-back-on-guns-n-roses-early-days-video/#VXU1IPxJqJSDHPrM.99Cool to hear him give Steve some great props. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 take it back...adler in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DIST Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 When will the its so easy and other lies documentary be released? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ludurigan Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 duff has told this story many times before but I keep liking it each and every time he tells it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-Money Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not gonna lie. I probably read too much into the last 10 seconds lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 (edited) him making the big statements on aerosmith black sabbath and rolling stones sure sings a sweet tune of what lies ahead, duff is very careful but this is where he sort of alluded to what most are all thinking Edited November 11, 2015 by double talkin jive mfkr 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasted Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Bass Frontiers magazine recently conducted an interview with former GUNS N' ROSES bassist Duff McKagan. You can now watch the chat in three parts below.Speaking about GUNS N' ROSES' early days, Duff said: "I'd seen [Axl Rose, GUNS N' ROSES singer] in L.A. GUNS. But it was at The Troubadour [in West Hollywood]. I got there late and saw a couple of songs. And it was just like a bull loose in the ring. It was, like, 'What the hell?' And he was different. He wasn't metal, and he wasn't punk; he was like his own thing. And I identified with that. But [we got together] at this rehearsal place and he got on a mic to sort of check the P.A. and he had two voices coming out. It was kind of a low undertone and this really high, strong voice. And he was serious. He moved from Indiana, Izzy [stradlin, GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] moved from Indiana, I moved from Seattle. We weren't here to jam. We weren't here to be in a high school band. We wanted to start something and mean it. And when those five guys Steven [Adler, GUNS N' ROSES drummer] and Slash [GUNS N' ROSES guitarist], Izzy, Axl and myself got in a room the first time, it was so apparent. We'd all been in other bands where there was always one weak link. There was always that one weak link up until that point. And when you've been playing since you were 13, by the time you're 20, you feel that you're a real seasoned veteran. You've toured, you've played gigs and you're not fucking around. And so I took learning to play bass and being We all took it really seriously. Steven and I would play together. We just lived for it. And Steven and I would play to CAMEO, for Steven to get that groove. And that influenced the back groove on [GUNS N' ROSES' classic debut album] 'Appetite For Destruction'. That's all from playing to CAMEO, SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE. Just kind of playing along to probably some cassette. And then we played ourselves, and we developed grooves. And he really became probably the best small-kit groove drummer there ever was. No rack toms. [Just] a floor tom and a snare. A floor tom and a snare and a kick drum, hi-hat cowbell. But all you got at that point is groove. Your groove's gotta be deep, or go home. And he had a great groove."McKagan's new book, "How To Be A Man (And Other Illusions)", came out on May 12 via Da Capo Press. The bassist released a three-song EP, also called "How To Be A Man", in conjunction with the book's publication. The title track featured former GUNS guitarist Izzy Stradlin and ALICE IN CHAINS axeman Jerry Cantrell.Read more at http://www.blabbermo...IPxJqJSDHPrM.99Cool to hear him give Steve some great props. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vancata Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Last 10 seconds.... This could mean only one thing, reunion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colossus of Rhodes Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Not gonna lie. I probably read too much into the last 10 seconds lol.haha, you are not alone.it was completelly unintentional, but if he and Izzy are thinking out loud "are we too old..", too old for what?can be only one thing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
double talkin jive mfkr Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 love duff u can see the love in his eyes of the music, gnr, bandmates and passed away friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted November 12, 2015 Share Posted November 12, 2015 Yeah, I'm sure those days were amazing, but that was then and this is now.As you get older, people tend to talk about their early lives. It's natural to do that.We realize we don't have that many years ahead of us of life as we do behind us, so everyone talks about their life when they were younger.Duff was lucky to still be alive after the GNR days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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