My stepdad was a tour bus driver for so many incredible bands back in the 80s. He had worked in the rock n roll business since the 70s. He could handle any kind of situation as you can imagine being on the road with all these different bands. There was only one band he said was so rowdy even on the bus that made it dangerous. He came home from that tour and said “I will never again drive for Motley Crue!”
CLOSING WITH JOHNNY THUNDERS cover!!! Just as amazing as the book!!! I had a SEVERE case of pneumonia and had said Duff on Dr.Philgood doing his press for the book. My ma asked me "is there any book or anything you'd like while stuck in here?" I said Duff's book! It's so Easy and other lies! Was a GREAT BOOK to have after a near fatal sickness almost took me out!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. Your story is honest. Success and failure is true life. I am happy you're still amongst us. No doubt your story will help others. There is no greater honor than being a father, especially to a daughter.
Wow!!! It's amazing the way you told this story of your life so far...you are truly amazing...sometimes all a person needs is a second chance, and people who truly love them!!! This was so cool!!!!
I was 12 yrs old when I saw Motley Crue & Guns n Roses tour in ‘88 & at first we were like who is this band & by the end of their set we were fans! So cool to see them on the come up then make it big 🎉 Congrats on everything you have accomplished, you came out on the other side healthy & sober. Much love 😎🎉
Duff es una increíble persona !!! Siempre mejorando la vida de los demás con su personalidad y actitud ,es el punk más rockeramente respetable !!!! Saludos Mr ,Duff Mckagan
Great documentary, put together very well. Never realized the struggles @DuffMcKagan fought through. Newfound respect for the music and the men that were part of my formative years.
One look at Gnr tokyo 92 and you see Duff in full non sober mode Most alcoholics don't last that long and even less make it out at his age in one piece and then here's Duff full circle ❤
So cool. This really takes me back to Seattle 81'-83' hanging on "the ave" at 12-14 years old. We didn't believe in "rockstars" back then (still don't) but I admit to being a little starstruck by dudes like Duff, Slats from the Silly Killers and Blaine Cook. They were cool guys and were never assholes about being in the cool bands. I wasn't the least bit surprised when Duff went to the top with GnR, he had the dedication, the look and the talent, glad he survived it all and is here to tell the tale! Much love and respect to you Duff.
Delirium Tremens is so fun, I had to go through it multiple times, but after all is said and done I'm now 5 years sober. I'm glad you made it through and keep up the hard work, Duff!
I actually own a set of Steven's Black Pearl Drumsets!!! My uncle had a drummer that grew up with him and was really good friends with him! Got Steven Adlers drums and the drummer from RATT... I have a set of his sticks!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻
I literally just stumbled across this tonight. Is this as old as the book, or was it literally just put together recently? I read the book years ago. Either way, this was an excellent video! I can't wait to watch more videos like this about some of my favourite musicians.
The debut Guns & Roses record was one of the bright moments in music for me as a singing drummer. Music was great in the 80s...Def Leppard/Motley Crue/RATT/RUSH/Ozzy/Van Halen etc...but it also took a very bizarre and frightening turn too...and it seemed to me like the dreaded DISCO NIGHTMARE was trying to creep back in in disguise to destroy us. If you don`t understand this look at some random Top 40 from back then!
Panic attacks ruined my teens & 20's. The only thing that kept them at bay was alcohol which just made life more chaotic. I know exactly what Duff is talking about.
GNR DUFF SLASH AXL STEVEN IZZY AND MATT HELPED SAVE MY LIFE I HAD BREAST CANCER AND WAS ALONE IN THAT FIGHT AND SEEING HOW DUFF SLASH IZZY AND STEVEN WON THIER BATTLES IT HELPED ME FIGHT THEIR MUSIC HELPED ME FIGHT AND I WON I WILL ALWAYS BE FOREVER THANKFULL TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF GNR FOR HELPING SAVING MY LIFE MUCH LOVE SUPPORT AND RESPECT TO ALL MEMBERS OF GNR AXL SLASH DUFF IZZY STEVEN AND MATT MUCH LOVE ALWAYS
Slash says he was a gritty street type. That's false. Dude is from Beverly Hills? Also I disagree with Duff and the AA model all together. If you tell yourself once an addict always an addict, then you're right. Same goes with telling yourself you are not an addict anymore. Negative affirmations are your worst enemies. They are never your best friend. I absolutely refuse to call myself anything negative just because AA says to... It's only the truth if you believe it. It's been working great for me for over 10 years now. I tried the AA paradigm for many years. And I kept failing, for many years. Now I'm doing great. AA people call us Dry Drunks? They refuse to accept calling yourself an addict or alcoholic is part of the problem. They even told me I wasn't truly sober? Said I was a dry drunk now. I do respect Duff and his musical abilities. The road to recovery could have been shorter had we just believed in ourselves...I consider myself recovered now. Not recovering...
Good for Duff... i'd be pissed if he could actually sing ... cuz everything else seemed to work out more than fine for the lad.... & thanks you tube for at least 30 ad breaks thru this 😵💫😵💫
The irony is that Duff moved to LA to make it as a Rocker and joined Guns N Roses. He became rich and famous with them and then the scene he left back in Seattle exploded with the Grunge scene that made his band Guns n Roses uncool. Because Grunge made the big Hair bands from LA look passé suddenly. And Cobain hated Axel Rose because he thought he was racist and sexist. Despite the hard rock of their debut album, Cobain didn’t like Axel Rose. They never got along well.
Whiskey put me in the hospital at age 18 in 1983 with internal bleeding. After 2 weeks a doctor whispered, "You`ll die if you don`t get out of here and find some marijuana to stop the nausea." I was throwing up everything, even water, and lots of blood and had lost 35 pounds and I was a tall skinny guy. A few years later I was sentenced to jail for possession. Freedom? HA! Not in Louisiana! The police here will bury your rights right in the nearest landfill!
What r u talking about? This is the United States of America... It's a FREE COUNTRY, man. Have u been living under a rock? LOLHAHAHALOLHAHA Free to do whatever you GET AWAY WITH, SUCKERS!!!!
From what I knew of that type of music of that time, I Wasn't interested . Was chasing other things, I'm fairly sure others were doing the same. Either way I was a fan of the music and not the singer. At that time there wss much more choices suiting our favorable if not specific preferences ...
How do you go from drugs to stealing cars to arriving in LA Hollywood, yet where was the music background in Seattle ? I don't follow the hook up to LA music scene
*He really should have read that everyday , OUTLOUD for 3 months before this recording and they should have had some invisible prompters, up, so he could look up and be more poised and relaxed. He would have had far much more flow with the read.*
Hell yes we started pot and did are first cocain at the same ages allthough i was a freshmen my first l.s.d Time but theres a reigional difrence and a bit of a time difence i believe you got at least a 10 year start on me in the life game
Duff still records music and it's really good. He also helps other musicians get their sound together. He's as relevant now as be was then. Now he uses his addiction to help others fight addiction. Plus aren't we all relevant to tell our stories.
@DelilaSloan yeah ,any hits,any decent riffs, any new charts? no . if you or I were that rich probably we would be even recording our farts and call them music. sadly all these guys sacrificed themselves to alcohol and drugs,and rockm roll, and talk about it for far more than their actually very short careers. this is the truth. you and me comes last. we pay still for shkws. listen to drug induced puking stories,er dying legends etc. what. a shame. if you look in actual gnr phase it's ended in 93. Izzie knows it how can't you?
I wasn't a fan because of that creepy weird Axel guy voice but can relate to fighting alcohol even into my 40s & 50s.If he hadn't had the great wife to stand by his side, he would be dead. Some folks are meant to make it & some aren't ! I know because i almost died of pancreatitus myself
Was his book 'read' this way? Like 'poems' or spoken word 'art'?.. I would prefer he just told the stories without making EVERY sentence 'clipworthy'. (Maybe im just zesty).. wheres my vodka?..🤔
My stepdad was a tour bus driver for so many incredible bands back in the 80s. He had worked in the rock n roll business since the 70s. He could handle any kind of situation as you can imagine being on the road with all these different bands. There was only one band he said was so rowdy even on the bus that made it dangerous. He came home from that tour and said “I will never again drive for Motley Crue!”
He couldn't handle the bjs and drugs
@@thedonofthsht76-58 😆
that's cool and funny at the end about the Crue story that would be a cool job to have back then so thanks for sharing ROCK ON 🎸
@@rayfabris2512 thanks. I had an interesting childhood and went to lots of concerts.
that's great stay cool remember those memories ✌ my friend
This is the BEST documentary I've seen in years. ❤❤❤
CLOSING WITH JOHNNY THUNDERS cover!!!
Just as amazing as the book!!!
I had a SEVERE case of pneumonia and had said Duff on Dr.Philgood doing his press for the book.
My ma asked me "is there any book or anything you'd like while stuck in here?"
I said
Duff's book!
It's so Easy and other lies!
Was a GREAT BOOK to have after a near fatal sickness almost took me out!
This is a great find. Stumbling across this is like an unexpected present
Most definitely ❤
Amazing!! Duff is a living legend.. a force of good out of the most evil hell he came back to bring soul and light to us!
A bolt Bass Guitar player!!! he shared it I'll take it. 🤘💪🔥
They need to get the original lineup back together! Steven and Izzy
Thank you for sharing your beautiful story. Your story is honest. Success and failure is true life. I am happy you're still amongst us. No doubt your story will help others.
There is no greater honor than being a father, especially to a daughter.
i been sober for 17 years i love the come back story
I cried 😢
What a Show, very creatively put up all together. Love it Duff and everyone involved.
Wow duff thank you for being you and having the nutzz to share so much of that
Amazing touching piece of work that so many can relate to. Thanks for sharing it with us !
I thought this was extremely well produced and nicely done!
Wow!!! It's amazing the way you told this story of your life so far...you are truly amazing...sometimes all a person needs is a second chance, and people who truly love them!!! This was so cool!!!!
I was 12 yrs old when I saw Motley Crue & Guns n Roses tour in ‘88 & at first we were like who is this band & by the end of their set we were fans! So cool to see them on the come up then make it big 🎉 Congrats on everything you have accomplished, you came out on the other side healthy & sober. Much love 😎🎉
he's one of my inspiration during my high-school days back in 90s and now I'm a bassist. ✌
Great doc,loved the stories told with the unplugged music in the background!
guns literally saved me and got me through hard toimes saved my life love ya duff man ax slash all of you
Good for you Duff! The homecoming theme one year in high school was Welcome To The Jungle. GNR was my generation's Rolling Stones.
great documentary!!!!! awesome job Duff
Duff es una increíble persona !!! Siempre mejorando la vida de los demás con su personalidad y actitud ,es el punk más rockeramente respetable !!!! Saludos Mr ,Duff Mckagan
Great documentary. A moment of silence for those who were not as lucky as Duff....
this was awesome
From A Fan of all Your work and A recovering Alcholic, Rocking thanks for the inspiration. Thanks for sharing. Keep Rocking.
No doubt you have made your whole family proud, you seem like one of the good ones.
Great documentary, put together very well. Never realized the struggles @DuffMcKagan fought through. Newfound respect for the music and the men that were part of my formative years.
One look at Gnr tokyo 92 and you see Duff in full non sober mode
Most alcoholics don't last that long and even less make it out at his age in one piece and then here's Duff full circle ❤
Stuart, read his autobiography‘it’s so easy’ whats on here only scratches the surface on some of the stories
@thejonessx3302 Thanks, will look for it now 😀
So cool. This really takes me back to Seattle 81'-83' hanging on "the ave" at 12-14 years old. We didn't believe in "rockstars" back then (still don't) but I admit to being a little starstruck by dudes like Duff, Slats from the Silly Killers and Blaine Cook. They were cool guys and were never assholes about being in the cool bands. I wasn't the least bit surprised when Duff went to the top with GnR, he had the dedication, the look and the talent, glad he survived it all and is here to tell the tale! Much love and respect to you Duff.
I wish they would bring Steven back in on the drums. Nobody plays like him and he was a big part of that GnR sound
that drummer does the, "can you play it with brushes" thing just right. hard skill.....kudos
Delirium Tremens is so fun, I had to go through it multiple times, but after all is said and done I'm now 5 years sober. I'm glad you made it through and keep up the hard work, Duff!
I had psychosis and delirium after a coma..I was tripping my balls off
Best beer in the world baby. Follow the pink elephant
A evening with duff and partial memories.
I actually own a set of Steven's Black Pearl Drumsets!!!
My uncle had a drummer that grew up with him and was really good friends with him!
Got Steven Adlers drums and the drummer from RATT... I have a set of his sticks!🤘🎸🤘🎸🤘🍻🍻
Scott's Book, he states it was "Black Velvet Revolver" they eventually dropped the Black and had the band name
I literally just stumbled across this tonight. Is this as old as the book, or was it literally just put together recently? I read the book years ago. Either way, this was an excellent video! I can't wait to watch more videos like this about some of my favourite musicians.
I think it was recorded in 2015
@@PrettiestRocker thank you for filling me in!
Me too, read the book a few years ago & just stumbled across this tonight (October 24) both as honest as each other & we put together 👏👏 Duff
I too ran acrossed this tonight going to have to read the book!
The debut Guns & Roses record was one of the bright moments in music for me as a singing drummer. Music was great in the 80s...Def Leppard/Motley Crue/RATT/RUSH/Ozzy/Van Halen etc...but it also took a very bizarre and frightening turn too...and it seemed to me like the dreaded DISCO NIGHTMARE was trying to creep back in in disguise to destroy us. If you don`t understand this look at some random Top 40 from back then!
All those bands are crap LMAO
@@DERRTYCHYBO Says a talentless loser....
Inspiring. Always loved Duff
Panic attacks ruined my teens & 20's. The only thing that kept them at bay was alcohol which just made life more chaotic. I know exactly what Duff is talking about.
Try that shit in your 40s after a divorce of 15 yrs of marriage & 2 kids
@@Solar-Busterssome brutal WAKE up calls ARE said in this. Like ONCE you have that in you. It doesn't go away....😢😢😮😮
Excellent !!
He’s mighty fine looking
lovely piece !
i luv u duff...very smooth move...shift lifes my friend
Night Train being played with brushes is surely against the law somewhere.
Beautiful 🙏
Censoring a few fbombs?? Seriously??
World gone soft dude...
GNR DUFF SLASH AXL STEVEN IZZY AND MATT HELPED SAVE MY LIFE I HAD BREAST CANCER AND WAS ALONE IN THAT FIGHT AND SEEING HOW DUFF SLASH IZZY AND STEVEN WON THIER BATTLES IT HELPED ME FIGHT THEIR MUSIC HELPED ME FIGHT AND I WON I WILL ALWAYS BE FOREVER THANKFULL TO ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF GNR FOR HELPING SAVING MY LIFE MUCH LOVE SUPPORT AND RESPECT TO ALL MEMBERS OF GNR AXL SLASH DUFF IZZY STEVEN AND MATT MUCH LOVE ALWAYS
That's the power of music. Sorry you went through that with no support.
Slash says he was a gritty street type. That's false. Dude is from Beverly Hills? Also I disagree with Duff and the AA model all together. If you tell yourself once an addict always an addict, then you're right. Same goes with telling yourself you are not an addict anymore. Negative affirmations are your worst enemies. They are never your best friend. I absolutely refuse to call myself anything negative just because AA says to... It's only the truth if you believe it. It's been working great for me for over 10 years now. I tried the AA paradigm for many years. And I kept failing, for many years. Now I'm doing great. AA people call us Dry Drunks? They refuse to accept calling yourself an addict or alcoholic is part of the problem. They even told me I wasn't truly sober? Said I was a dry drunk now. I do respect Duff and his musical abilities. The road to recovery could have been shorter had we just believed in ourselves...I consider myself recovered now. Not recovering...
Duff kicks ass
So Fine
Good for Duff... i'd be pissed if he could actually sing ... cuz everything else seemed to work out more than fine for the lad.... & thanks you tube for at least 30 ad breaks thru this 😵💫😵💫
The irony is that Duff moved to LA to make it as a Rocker and joined Guns N Roses. He became rich and famous with them and then the scene he left back in Seattle exploded with the Grunge scene that made his band Guns n Roses uncool.
Because Grunge made the big Hair bands from LA look passé suddenly.
And Cobain hated Axel Rose because he thought he was racist and sexist.
Despite the hard rock of their debut album, Cobain didn’t like Axel Rose. They never got along well.
Those were the best days
Whiskey put me in the hospital at age 18 in 1983 with internal bleeding. After 2 weeks a doctor whispered, "You`ll die if you don`t get out of here and find some marijuana to stop the nausea." I was throwing up everything, even water, and lots of blood and had lost 35 pounds and I was a tall skinny guy. A few years later I was sentenced to jail for possession. Freedom? HA! Not in Louisiana! The police here will bury your rights right in the nearest landfill!
What r u talking about? This is the United States of America...
It's a FREE COUNTRY, man. Have u been living under a rock? LOLHAHAHALOLHAHA
Free to do whatever you GET AWAY WITH, SUCKERS!!!!
Duff and Susan❤
Great documentary but every time Duff spoke I kept hearing it in the voice of Zach Galifianakis's character Alan in The Hangover lol
When and where was that theatre event?!
wow
Great!🎼🎸🎤🎼
Duff McKagan south of the border's fan waching on tears..
Apparently axel and his image didn’t want to be in this? Sounds bout right.
Fuckin great 👍
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From what I knew of that type of music of that time, I Wasn't interested . Was chasing other things, I'm fairly sure others were doing the same. Either way I was a fan of the music and not the singer. At that time there wss much more choices suiting our favorable if not specific preferences ...
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100th comment / 2024 !
32.00 what is it?
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If duff doesn't talk about bob welch........😡
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How do you go from drugs to stealing cars to arriving in LA Hollywood, yet where was the music background in Seattle ? I don't follow the hook up to LA music scene
*He really should have read that everyday , OUTLOUD for 3 months before this recording and they should have had some invisible prompters, up, so he could look up and be more poised and relaxed. He would have had far much more flow with the read.*
Pfft
Hell yes we started pot and did are first cocain at the same ages allthough i was a freshmen my first l.s.d
Time but theres a reigional difrence and a bit of a time difence i believe you got at least a 10 year start on me in the life game
Does he tell the fake story where he flew in with Kurt ?
I'm always dumbfounded by how all these great bands still linger around even they didn't wrote jack shit over 30 solid years. incredible.
Duff still records music and it's really good. He also helps other musicians get their sound together. He's as relevant now as be was then. Now he uses his addiction to help others fight addiction. Plus aren't we all relevant to tell our stories.
@DelilaSloan yeah ,any hits,any decent riffs, any new charts? no . if you or I were that rich probably we would be even recording our farts and call them music. sadly all these guys sacrificed themselves to alcohol and drugs,and rockm roll, and talk about it for far more than their actually very short careers. this is the truth. you and me comes last. we pay still for shkws. listen to drug induced puking stories,er dying legends etc. what. a shame. if you look in actual gnr phase it's ended in 93. Izzie knows it how can't you?
I wasn't a fan because of that creepy weird Axel guy voice but can relate to fighting alcohol even into my 40s & 50s.If he hadn't had the great wife to stand by his side, he would be dead. Some folks are meant to make it & some aren't ! I know because i almost died of pancreatitus myself
So you're the one who stole my bug,,,you owe me
I kinda get it, yet would prefer he just told the stories without the music in BR.. 🤔
Or at least lower the music a bit..
Com'on man don't t be petty 😂
Was his book 'read' this way? Like 'poems' or spoken word 'art'?.. I would prefer he just told the stories without making EVERY sentence 'clipworthy'. (Maybe im just zesty).. wheres my vodka?..🤔
Whatever duff! Many people went through more than you and didn't get to write a book about it..
Literally anybody can write a book 😐
His Izzy crap is so stupid!
Excellent!