“Sometimes, when you get into a record, it's like writing a book, and you get so far inside the story you can't tell anymore if it's gonna be good to an outside listener.”

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.