Duff McKagan Professions : Musician Born : February 5, 1964 Browse All Authors Top 31 quotes by Duff McKagan Never miss an opportunity to keep your damn mouth shut. Duff McKagan mouths missing opportunity Yes, confidence was knowing I could do anything. But, I realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. In sweat. In pain-good pain. And in honesty. Duff McKagan sweat honesty pain I`m down to Earth, a lover of music, making music and making love. I love to make people happy and I think I`m basically a good person … despite what you might read about me. Duff McKagan making-love people thinking I always loved writing, but I feel like I really started writing when I got my BlackBerry . It was the first time I could take these crazy thoughts in my head and actually get them out. This little device became my journal on the road. Duff McKagan crazy writing littles Playing in (the Neurotic Outsiders) with John Taylor was great. A lot of pussy every time we played a gig. So many chicks. It was, like, 'Wow, John, really? So this is what it was like, huh?' And there would be like a couple guys with mohawks and a guy with, like, a jean jacket coming in to see me and Jonesy! Duff McKagan pussy guy couple I went to Seattle U. Nice Jesuit school there. Duff McKagan seattle nice school It's a modern world we live in, with everything at our fingertips, and if it's not at our fingertips, you can dot-com anything. Duff McKagan live everything you world You never know what's around the corner. Duff McKagan corner never know you By the time Guns n' Roses spent 28 months from 1991 to 1993 touring the 'Use Your Illusion' albums, the tour staff sometimes approached 100 people. We were carrying not only backup girl singers, a horn section, and an extra keyboard player, but also chiropractors, masseuses, a singing coach, and a tattoo artist. Duff McKagan singing girl time people 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. Duff McKagan you music rain time I went to business school in my thirties. Duff McKagan thirties business school I'm not Cormac McCarthy, but I can get my point across in a thousand words. Duff McKagan point words get i-can I have always been a huge sports fan, but more of the pedestrian and 'homer' sort. Duff McKagan fan more always sports Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you. Duff McKagan keep your you fear I'm colour blind, a little hue-challenged. Duff McKagan little colour blind When you start a band, you have to find people that are good, have the same sort of mindset as you musically. Duff McKagan start good you people Whenever Boston comes on, I play air guitar. Duff McKagan boston guitar air play I don't know if I have a favorite song. Duff McKagan favorite know song 'Mr. Brownstone' is always a fun song to play because it's got that beat, and you see people bouncing. Duff McKagan you song fun people When you're in a band, a marriage - whatever, it's kind of the same deal - there's a lot of things that you see, and people trust you with information about their lives. Call it a 'bro code' or whatever you wanna call it, but there are certain things you do not tell. At least, I don't. Duff McKagan you trust marriage people Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
