“I didn't start off as a bass player, and Guns was the first band I really, like, 'Oh, I'm gonna be a bass player. This is what I'm gonna do.' And I really dove into it head first.”

American musician

Duff McKagan is an American musician best known as the bassist for Guns N' Roses. Born Michael Andrew McKagan, he was associated with the band for 12 years and became part of its worldwide rise in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He rejoined Guns N' Roses in 2016, after the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. His public profile is tied above all to that long run with one of hard rock's most widely recognized groups.