Page 7 - Duff McKagan Case Study

BACK TO SCHOOL – SELF-REINVENTION

“So there I am, I am suddenly sober, I have to be

sober, my doctor said if you drink you die. So I was

trying to fill my time.”

Duff McKagan

For the first few months after leaving hospital McKagan attempted to

adjust to life without drink:

“…I was drinking water for the first time, I literally didn't

drink water for 10 years. I started eating healthy food,

and reading books."

Furthermore, he started mountain biking, trained in a martial art called

ukidokan, and lost 50 pounds and discovered a love of writing,

eventually becoming a columnist for Seattle Weekly and Playboy.

McKagan’s consciousness awakening ramped up when he wandered

into his basement one day and came across a file cabinet containing

GnR's financial records from the previous six years. While thumbing

through the reports he had a bit of a panic attack when he realized he

had no idea what they meant.

“I didn’t know how much we had made or lost on the

tour”