名字: Duff McKagan 　　本名: Michael McKagan 　　生日: 1964年2月5日 　　出生地:Seattle, USA 　　Duff兄弟姐妹一共8個 　　樂器技能: 吉他, 鼓, 貝司, 演唱 　　在槍花任職: Bass 　　喜歡的音樂: PUNK! 　　鮮為人知的是，在槍花之前，DUFF曾在家鄉參加過30多支樂隊 　　Duff McKagan1964年2月5日在美國Seattle出生。用他自己的話形容他的成長經歷， "音樂伴我成長"。 他的爸爸是位理發師，他的七個兄弟姐妹基本上都會玩幾種樂器。 是他的哥哥Bruce，教他學會用貝司彈出第一支曲子. DUFF記得自己15到19歲之間大概在當地參加過30多支樂隊。他不僅僅會彈貝司，鼓和吉他玩的也很不錯。一次演出中打鼓還被英國的朋克樂隊Angelic Upstarts看中，差點成為正式鼓手。但是去英國生活的想法對于當時還很年輕的他來講，確實有些遙遠，他還是決定留在家鄉，呆在自己的樂隊里。但是Seattle的演出機會畢竟很有限，所以到了20歲，DUFF決定去洛杉磯發展，并且最終選擇作一名貝司手，原因用他自己的話說，“我聽到過許多關于洛杉磯音樂圈的傳聞，大家都知道，那里已經有成群優秀的吉他手，我不覺得自己彈吉他的水平足夠作一名頂級的吉他手。” 　　Guns N' Roses并不是Duff到洛杉磯后加入的第一支樂隊。他曾經接到過Slash的電話，“他起了個許多朋克玩家的名字。”，DUFF開玩笑說。Slash和他的朋友Steven Adler組建了支叫做Road Crew的樂隊，一直在招集人馬。Duff和他們兩個見了面，但即使是這時候，DUFF的外表都還散發著他骨子里浸潤已久的PUNK氣質，尤其是他那一頭混雜著紅色，金色和黑色的長發。“……那時我仍希望可以找到幾個玩老式朋克的朋友。Slash和Steven和他們的女朋友一起去了，，他們的女朋友看到我的頭發幾乎認為我是個homo……” 　　Duff在1985年春天加入了Road Crew樂隊。可是Road Crew's缺乏成型的作品，甚至連排練都很少，這使Duff一天天地失望下去。于是Duff再次在當地報紙上留意征集樂手的信息，并且看到了AXL的電話，Duff意識到，Guns N' Roses的陣容還沒到完善的地步。 　　他積極地為樂隊制訂一些演出計劃,當Rob Gardener和Tracii Guns因為一些原因不愿參加西海岸的演出后，Duff聯系了Slash他們兩個加入槍花。一系列的西海岸演出過后，Duff正式邀請Road Crew的兩個人加入槍與玫瑰樂隊。Slash和Steven抓住了機遇，雖然最初他們的目的是把Axl挖過來。 　　Duff擔當起Road Crew和Guns N' Roses兩支樂隊間的聯系者。雖然這次"Hell Tour"在經濟上宣告徹底失敗，但是它促成了兩支樂隊之間的交流，為他們的合并打下了基礎。Guns N' Roses現在對自己有了清楚的感知，并認真起來準備闖一番天地。 　　Duff在Guns N' Roses一直呆到1997年，直到槍花徹底分裂后，Tommy Stinson頂上了他的空缺做了槍與玫瑰的貝司手。他在1993年發行了張SOLO專集《Believe In Me》. 1996年他還參與過Neurotic Outsiders樂隊一張專集的制做 by Bradley Torreano The youngest of eight children, Duff McKagan was born in Seattle, WA, in the spring of 1964. His real name is Michael, but his family gave him the nickname Duff at the age of two and it stuck. He grew up rebellious, falling in love with punk and glam rock by the time he was a teenager. His brother, Bruce, introduced him to the bass, but he did not take to the instrument right away. At the tender age of 16, the Fastbacks hired him on as their drummer, giving him his first shot in the developing Seattle rock scene. He left the band toward the end of 1981 and began playing in countless other punk combos in the area. Most influential was his work with the Fartz, a band that never made it that far but served as one of the primary influences on grunge innovator, Mudhoney. While McKagan enjoyed the gigs he was working, he tried his luck in Los Angeles after a few years of playing in the Northwest. Upon moving to the town, he met future Guns N' Roses founders Slash and Steven Adler, and decided to form a trio with the others called Road Crew. The band gave them the kind of visibility they craved, but upon meeting Indiana transplants Izzy Stradlin and Axl Rose, the five flirted with the idea of combining their forces, until finally Guns N' Roses became a reality in 1985. After a self-released EP gained them more attention in the Los Angeles area, Geffen Records signed them for an album in 1986. The result, Appetite for Destruction, would be one of the most important rock records ever released, although it would be hard to tell from the initial impact. The album floundered at first, McKagan even considered going back to Seattle, until "Welcome to the Jungle" became a runaway hit. The band instantly became a huge sensation, and the media ate up their bad boy reputation and incredible live performances. The whole band let fame get to them, but no member took it as seriously as Axl Rose, who began to shake up the band with his increasingly controversial statements to the media and erratic behavior. Things became serious during the release of the Lies EP, which featured a racist rant in the song "One in a Million" that McKagan and Slash both spoke out against in the press. Rose slowly continued to dominate the band, driving out Adler and Stradlin and replacing them with less vocal contributors Matt Sorum and Gilby Clarke. Ironically, McKagan and Slash bonded with these two members strongly, making the distance between Rose and the other members only larger. When the band hit the road for the endless Use Your Illusion tour, the backstage decadence and wild spending became ridiculous, as opening bands would report to the press about orgies and pig roasts. McKagan was disillusioned with the music he was making, and after contributing songs to Iggy Pop's Brick by Brick, he tried his hand at a solo album. His drinking had gotten wildly out of control, and the resulting Believe in Me was a disjointed and awkward effort that failed to spark the public's interest. When the tour ended, McKagan discovered that his pancreas was in such terrible shape that he had to immediately give up drinking or face almost-certain death. After a cover of the Rolling Stones' "Sympathy for the Devil," the band separated to take time away from one another. Thinking that Guns N' Roses was just taking a break, McKagan started working with Slash on the Slash's Snakepit project along with the other members of Guns N' Roses, except for Rose. Sessions for a new Guns N' Roses album continually fell apart, and McKagan started working with the Neurotic Outsiders and several solo projects from fellow- and former-Guns N' Roses members. As the years began to tick away, Rose finally sent news to the remaining members of the band that they had to stop working on other projects or they were going to be fired. That was the final straw for McKagan, as he separated from the band and joined Seattle punk rockers Ten Minute Warning, a band he had played in almost 15 years before. Since that point, McKagan has continued to release solo projects, perform with his fellow Guns N' Roses outcasts, and was married for the third time. He even had his first child in 1999, and managed to get acting jobs on television. He ran a marathon in 2001, right before reuniting with Izzy Stradlin for a tour of Japan. The likelihood of the original Guns N' Roses reuniting looks slimmer every year, but even his brief time with that band will forever give McKagan the notoriety that has made him one of the most recognizable bassists in rock music. 更多>>