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DUFF MCKAGAN On GUNS N' ROSES: 'We Were More Punk Rock Than Any Punk Rock Band I've Seen' - Oct. 31, 2011
Joe Daly of The Nervous Breakdown recently conducted an interview with Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED). A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.
The Nervous Breakdown: This has been quite a month for you, recognition-wise, because about a month ago, GUNS N' ROSES was nominated for the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Duff: Yeah, it's weird, you know? I've never striven to get into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. Never in my life have I thought, "Man, I gotta get a Grammy." In sports you try to win it all, but music's a different deal. So the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame was never on my radar. As a matter of fact, I don't know how we got roped into it, but when we (VELVET REVOLVER) inducted VAN HALEN, it went south. I don't know if you remember that. It just went south. The band (VAN HALEN) was fighting, and the only ones to show up were Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar, and it was like, "Ohhh, boy…" So when we (GN'R) got announced, that's what I remembered. But I do understand that for the fans, it's important. It's important to the people who buy your records and come to your gigs and connect with some lyric that you wrote or a groove or something. I mean, I'm part of social media — I write a couple of columns online, and people comment on those. I have Twitter and I'm on Facebook and I read people's comments about how they feel about us being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, so then it's important to me. Only then. And I've learned to just say, "thank you."
The Nervous Breakdown: There are a few parallels between GN'R and VAN HALEN, the biggest one being the turnover in membership, both during and after your involvement. Assuming GUNS gets right in, how do you envision your induction? What do you see it looking like?
Duff: I can't. I can't picture it. Your guess is as good as mine. There is no picture. It's bound to happen but I'd love to call the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, whoever they are, and say, "Hey guys, why don't you put this off for another ten years? Thank you! Thanks for nominating us — it's great, but how about you put it off for ten years?"
The Nervous Breakdown: Would ten years give things more time to settle?
Duff: You know, that's all I need to say about this. I care about our fans and that's it.
Re: Duff- RE: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
it'd be such a cop-out & another dent in whatever credibility the RRHoFuckingF is meant to have if they don't induct GnR just cause of reunion controversy.
the fact trunk has questioned axl on it is good tho & we might get some idea of what's happening. but i suspect if there had been anything significant in his answer it'd have leaked out by now.
"But I do understand that for the fans, it's important. It's important to the people who buy your records and come to your gig... I read people's comments about how they feel about us being inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, so then it's important to me. Only then. And I've learned to just say, "thank you.""
that's cool of duff. but i just want to state ftr, if i haven't already made it abundantly clear, i think whoever thinks GnR being inducted to the RRHOFF is "important" is an absolute idiot.
anyone who thinks the RRHOFF is anything but an egregious institution is an absolute idiot.
it's a horrible thing, run by horrible people, supported by idiots.
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The reunion controversy is EVERYTHING that Wenner wants.
He WANTS to pimp that.
So all this mystism of "will they? won't they?" is exactly what will play into it, and exactly what Axl will want to.
It actually might work as a one-off. I've never seen a time more prime for it, ever. At the same time, i've never seen a time more prime for new Guns to actually come into their own (For once).
Really shocking where things are at right now. A couple weeks ago I questioned what GNR's future was. A week later... suddenly we have something to actually hold onto again... only in the nick of time.
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I'm interested to hear Axl's thoughts on the Rock Hall on the Trunk interview.
Ditto. I think it may be the most telling interview he's ever done, though I'd really love to have been there to get the unedited version.
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Re: Duff- RE: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
Axl needs to get over his Slash beef... If would be one thing if he hated all the ex members, but it is really only Slash, so fuck the bullshit, be a man, and play the fucking 3 songs with every ounce of your blood, sweat, and tears and rise to the occasion. This is so much bigger than Axl Rose, for once, he can be the hero and not the villain. We know Slash is down, its all on Axl.
I will see Axl in 2 days. I accept DJ for a Slash poser now, so it won't bother me too much to see his top hat, and cig... For I will know he is just trying to be like his guitar hero, Slash.
Re: Duff- RE: Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame.
The Hall of fame is a bad idea for this year. I agree with Duff. Give it another 10 years. If Axl wants this NuGNR to work he won't do the Hall. Not this year.
Why? I wouldn't want to wait until they're all hitting 60 to see something happen. Let's bury the hatchet now.
