Duff McKagan

Explosive autobiography of Guns N'' Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKagan.In IT''S SO EASY, Duff recounts GN R s unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did - ultimately - on Duff, as well as on the band itself. As GN R began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that led to his unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since.In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duff - one of rock s smartest and most articulate personalities - takes readers on his harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock-and-roll history and out the other side.

In his New York Times bestseller, Duff McKagan, founding member of Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his life-saving transformation via a unique path to sobriety.In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff McKagan left his native Seattlepartly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In LA only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as Slash. Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. Guns N Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide. In Its So Easy, Duff recounts Guns unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it didultimatelyon Duff, as well as on the band itself. As Guns began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that sent him on a unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since. In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duffone of rocks smartest and most articulate personalitiestakes readers on a harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock-and-roll history and out the other side.

Explosive autobiography of Guns N Roses and Velvet Revolver bass guitarist Duff McKaganDuff McKagan was a co-founder of Guns N Roses, with a 13-year tenure on bass in what was at the time the biggest band on earth. As well as pulling together the classic line-up (Slash on guitar, Steven Adler on drums, rhythm guitarist Izzy Stradlin and vocalist Axl Rose), Duff was the unofficial musical director of the band and the most experienced musician, and played bass, drums and guitar, as well as co-writing many of the songs. Over the years, Guns N Roses have broken many records in rock history - APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION is the most successful debut album in the history of recorded music; the bands 1991 records, USE YOUR ILLUSION parts 1 and 2, debuted at one and two on the album charts, a feat never achieve before or since; and their 28-month ILLUSION world tour is still the longest running concert tour in history.Duff charts the rise of the group, and his own fall, as with success came heavy drinking and drug use, culminating in his hospitalisation for acute pancreatitis in 1994. Forced to sober up, Duff started taking an interest in business, eventually completing a degree in economics and making a killing on the stock market. He has since worked with Slash in another band, Velvet Revolver, and has continued to play with various artists over the last 15 years.ITS SO EASY (AND OTHER LIES) is the explosive memoir of a great rock musician who, against the odds, has lived to tell the tale.

Miembro fundador de los Guns N Roses, Loaded y Velvet Revolver, Duff McKagan comparte en este libro la historia de su ascenso a la fama y la fortuna, y sus luchas con el alcoholismo y la adicción a las drogas, asi como su accidente con quemaduras, y su ulterior transformacion.En 1984, a la edad de veinte años, Duff McKagan dejo su Seattle natal en busca del mundo de la musica, escapando principalmente de una sobredosis de heroina que afecto a su grupo mas cercano de amigos en la escena punk local. En Los Angeles, al cabo de unas pocas semanas y viviendo en su automovil, respondio a un anuncio de busqueda de un bajista colgado por alguien que se identifico solamente como Slash. Poco despues, nacerian los Guns NRoses, considerada la banda mas peligrosa del mundo.En Its So Easy, Duff McKagan relata la trayectoria poco probable de los Guns hacia una serie de albumes multiplatino, conciertos en estadios con las entradas agotadas y un reconocimiento unanime de la critica. Pero ese tipo de gloria suele pasar factura, y lo hizo, en ultima instancia en Duff pero tambien en la misma banda. Cuando el grupo comenzo a romperse, McKagan sintio que el tambien habia terminado. Su muerte cercana como resultado del alcoholismo resulto ser su punto de inflexion que lo llevo a un camino de no retorno hacia la sobriedad a partir de unas decisiones transformadoras personales que entonces hizo.Con una voz tan honesta como indeleblemente suya, Duff McKagan, una de las personalidades mas inteligentes del rock, guia a los lectores a traves de un viaje desgarrador por el corazon oscuro de una de las bandas mas notorias de la historia del rock and roll.

La sincera autobiografía del bajista, compositor y miembro fundador de los Guns N’Roses.Miembro fundador de los Guns N'' Roses, Loaded y Velvet Revolver, Duff McKagan comparte en este libro la histor