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McKagan’s college courses also helped out when he formed ‘Loaded’
1999 and in 2002-2008 Velvet Revolver with ex-Guns N’ Roses band-
mates Slash and Matt Sorum.
“….as I matriculated through school, I found that the
urge to go out and play live again simply overwhelmed
me. It was like I was missing a piece of my biological
makeup. This is not an overstatement, either.”
Duff: Struggling with life after stardom
Duff McKagan | Playbook Sounds columnist
Oct 2012
McKagan helped negotiate the Velvet Revolver’s record deal.
“I found that I could apply lessons from class
immediately to my work in the music business. The
more word got around that I was serious about getting
my degree in finance, the more serious I was taken in
business meetings. I do think that there was, in a
sense, fear that one of the “rock guys” was going to
knock down the house of cards that is the record
business. Cool shit.”
Duff McKagan's Column 'Duffonomics' @
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