Duff McKagan Quotes

United States, Multi-Instrumentalist
February 5, 1964

Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan, sometimes credited as Duff "Rose" McKagan, is an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter and author. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bassist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Also known as Singer-Songwriter, Author

You never know what's around the corner.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Know
- Around
- Corner
Playing in the Neurotic Outsiders with John Taylor was great. A lot of pussy every time we played a gig. So many chicks. It was, like, 'Wow, John, really? So this is what it was like, huh?' And there would be like a couple guys with mohawks and a guy with, like, a jean jacket coming in to see me and Jonesy!

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Playing
- Guys
- Gig

I always loved writing, but I feel like I really started writing when I got my BlackBerry . It was the first time I could take these crazy thoughts in my head and actually get them out. This little device became my journal on the road.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Writing
- Crazy
- Journal
Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Opportunity
- Miss
- Shut
Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Fear
- Meter
- Cripple
When you're in a band, it's a close-knit thing. There's a lot of emotional stuff.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
I`m down to Earth, a lover of music, making music and making love. I love to make people happy and I think I`m basically a good person … despite what you might read about me.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- People
- Good
- Music
It's a modern world we live in, with everything at our fingertips, and if it's not at our fingertips, you can dot-com anything.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- World
- Modern
- Fingertips

When you start a band, you have to find people that are good, have the same sort of mindset as you musically.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- People
- Band
- Mindset
Yes, confidence was knowing I could do anything. But, I realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. In sweat. In pain-good pain. And in honesty.

Duff McKagan Guns N' Roses
- Work
- Pain
- Confidence