“People in Seattle - and I'm speaking from experience - are indoors more. It used to just rain a ton, and as a result, you'd be inside listening to music all the time and playing. You'd all rehearse at each other's houses and share ideas. There was no competition. When I got to L.A., I was really stunned by the competition.”

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.