Duff Mc Kagan 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 & vocalist Axl Rose) Duff was the unofficial musical director of the band & the most experienced musician & played bass drums & 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 & 2 debuted at one & two on the album charts a feat never achieve before or since; & their 28-month ILLUSION world tour is still the longest running concert tour in history. Duff charts the rise of the group & his own fall as with success came heavy drinking & 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 & making a killing on the stock market. He has since worked with Slash in another band Velvet Revolver & 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.