by Duff McKagan
KISS, 59, 238
pinball machine, 13
“Knife Manual” (The Silly Killers), 215
Knockemstiff (Pollock), 145
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Dylan), 30
“Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (GN’R), 55
Korda, Michael, 141
Korn, 59
Korn (Korn), 59
Krakauer, Jon, 141
Krass, Peter, 141
Kushner, Dave, 12
La Paz, 117, 254
Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating Through Space (Spiritualized), 70
Lamb (Moore), 142–143
Lamb (restaurant), 86
L.A.M.F. (Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers), 71
Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca, A (Resendez), 145
Lanegan, Mark, 54, 56, 59, 69, 278
Led Zeppelin, 24, 51, 59–60
concert by, 198, 199, 200, 201
Lemmy 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son of a Bitch (documentary), 64
Let Them Eat Pussy (Nashville Pussy), 64
Lionheart (Bush), 52
“Little Red Corvette” (Prince), 67
Live Nation, 264
Loaded, 21, 38, 99, 133, 216, 223, 244
record by, 278
touring with, 104, 107, 108
London, visiting, 113–114, 119
Look Homeward Angel (Aerosmith), 48–49
Los Angeles (X), 73
Loud and Proud (record label), 40
Love Below, The (Outkast), 66
Lowe, Rob, 118
Lukacs, John D., 142
Lynott, Phil, 63, 71
Madonna, 93
Madrid, visiting, 90–91, 92, 94–95, 115
Main Street Preachers, 101
“Make It” (Aerosmith), 48
Manning, Peyton, 203–204, 206
Manson, Marilyn, 60
Marley and Me (Grogan), 153–154, 156
Marquee Club, playing, 113
Marr, Johnny, 60–62
Marriage, 164, 167, 176, 185, 277
conflict and, 233–234
working on, 235
Martial arts, 3, 16, 124, 126, 161, 235, 248, 274
Ukidokan, 116, 244, 251
Martin, Barrett, 38, 39, 40, 45, 226
Master of Puppets (Metallica), 62
Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll (Kasher), 140–141
“Maybellene” (Berry), 59
Mayfield, Curtis, 62
McBob (bass tech), 10, 14
McCarthy, Cormac, 134, 139, 142, 145
McCartney, Paul, 209, 210
McCullough, David, 144
McKagan, Grace, 154
band of, 180
changes for, 175, 179, 181, 182
dating and, 189
missing, 153
music by, 177, 178
parenting, 171, 174, 175
traveling with, 19, 29, 30, 183
McKagan, Mae, 178, 180
changes for, 175, 179, 181
missing, 153
parenting, 170, 174
traveling with, 19, 29
McKagan, Matt, 111
McKagan, Susan Holmes, 20, 181, 245, 260, 261, 263, 265, 266, 268
changes for, 166
date with, 176, 246–248, 277
depression and, 123
family welfare and, 161–162, 163, 231, 277, 278
missing, 153, 176–177
panic attacks and, 123
parenting and, 171, 174, 177–178, 179, 180, 246
Paris and, 106
Seattle Seahawks and, 191
separation pains for, 176–177
traveling with, 1, 19, 25–26, 29, 31, 32, 99, 182, 250, 251
McQueen, Steve, 13
Medvetz, Tim, 205
Messenger, The (Marr), 60–62
Metallica, 62, 64, 105
Mexico City, 45, 46
Thanksgiving in, 19, 26–27, 30, 31–33
Misfits, The, 238
Mitsubishi Electric Halle, playing at, 41
Modest Mouse, 60, 62
Moneychangers, The (Sinclair), 146–147
Moore, Christopher, 142–143
Mother Love Bone, 62
Mother Love Bone (Mother Love Bone), 62
Mötley Crüe, 63, 204
Mötorhead, 25, 63–64, 101, 217, 218
Mott the Hoople, 25
Mule Variations (Waits), 72
Murder Ballads (Cave), 52
Music, 17, 34, 86, 179–180, 272, 278
DIY, 222
early memories of, 34–35, 213–214
paying for, 222
playing, 35, 177
sharing, 225
writing, 35, 177, 243, 279
Music and Film Festival (CBGBs), 178
Music business, changes in, 221–222, 225
“My Michelle” (GN’R), 243
My War (Black Flag), 51, 151
Nagorski, Andrew, 143
Namath, Joe, 194
Nashville Pussy, 64
Neurotic Outsiders, 272, 276
Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro), 139–140
Never Mind the Bollocks (The Sex Pistols), 70
Nevermind (Nirvana), 65
New Year’s Eve, playing on, 180, 191, 220–221
New York Dolls, The, 65, 141
Nine Inch Nails (NIN), 64, 65
999: 54
1999 (Prince), 66–68
Nirvana, 64, 65
No Strings Attached (N’Sync), 221
Nobody’s Heroes (Stiff Little Fingers), 110, 111
Norwegian prog rock, 260, 262
NOVA radio station, 109
“November Rain” (GN’R), 12, 243, 255
N’Sync, sales by, 221
N.W.A., 65
Nyiszli, Miklos, 143–144
O’Brien, Tim, 144
One Bullet Away (Fick), 87
Opposites (Clyro), 50–51
Oren, Michael B., 144
Outer Dark (McCarthy), 42
Outkast, 66
Owens, Terrell, 81
Oxford, 117–118
Oxford University Sport, 118
Panama City, layover in, 18–19
Panic attacks, 122–123, 124, 272
Paparazzi, dealing with, 247
“Paradise City” (GN’R), playing, 10–11, 255–256
Paranoid (Black Sabbath), 51
Parenting
challenges of, 169–184
ground rules for, 185
Skyping and, 176–177
of teenagers, 185, 230–231
traveling and, 170, 173, 184
Paris, tips for, 105–106
Parking, problems with, 107–108
Paul (crew guy), 41, 45
Paul, Bristol, 100, 101
Paul’s Boutique (The Beastie Boys), 50
Peanuts, in Harajuku, 104–105
Pearl Jam, 43, 66
Perfect Storm, The (Junger), 140
Perry, Katy, 178
Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys), 50
“Petrol” (The Vibrators), 72
Pinball machines, 13–14, 198
Pink Slips, 30, 180
Pitt, Brad, 138
Playboy, 85, 235
pinball machine, 13
writing for, 150, 279
Police, The, 66
Pollock, Donald Ray, 144, 145
Pop, Iggy, 35, 57, 141, 147–148, 178, 179, 194, 218
touring by, 217
Portrait of An American Family (Manson), 60
Powell, John Wesley, 134
Powell’s Books, 86, 133
Power (Ice T), 151
Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to Present (Oren), 144
Prague, sex and torture in, 108–109
“Prelude 3.0” (Slipknot), 70
Presidents of the United States of America, playing with, 278
Pret A Manger, 114
Prince, 52, 66–68, 71, 219
Punk rock, 8, 110, 151
–152, 199, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 275
ethic of, 165–166
Pure Mania (The Vibrators), 72
Queen, 24, 68, 73, 238
Queens of the Stone Age, 68
Radio Birdman, 48
Ramones (The Ramones), 68
Ramones, The, 68, 109, 141, 179
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age), 68
Raw Power (Iggy and the Stooges), 57
“Raw Power” (Iggy and the Stooges), 57
Reading, 86, 87, 131–132
Real Thing, The (Faith No More), 55
“Rebel, Rebel” (Bowie), 51
Rebel Yell (Idol), 57
Record, The (Fear), 55
Record sales, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 239, 240
Reed, Dizzy, 245
Reed, Donna, 277
Reed, Lou, 68, 73, 178
Refused, The, 69
Reign in the Blood (Slayer), 70
Relationships, 23, 242
fixing, 230–231, 232
Reluctant Warrior (Hodgins), 139
Replacements, 246
Resendez, Andres, 145
Resentment, 15–16, 240, 244
building, 23, 235–236
getting rid of, 234, 235, 241
Restrepo (Junger), 140
Rhino Hi Five (Sam and Dave), 69
Righteous (Dag), 53
Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, The (Shirer), 46, 145–146
Ritual de lo Habitual (Jane’s Addiction), 58
Road, The (McCarthy), 140
Rob (crew guy), 41, 45
“Rock and Roll” (Led Zeppelin), 200
Rock and Roll Animal (Lou Reed), 68
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, induction into, 236–238, 241
“Rocket Queen” (GN’R), 243
Rocks tour, 32, 217
Roland, Ed, 12
Rolling Stones, The, 48, 69, 87, 239
pinball machine, 13
touring by, 217–218
Rome, Jim, 2–6
Roosevelt, Teddy, 136
Roots, 1
Rose, Axl, 8, 234, 238, 248, 250, 254
communicating with, 242, 243–244
relationship with, 237, 241, 252
shows with, 236–237, 245–246, 255
“Roxanne” (The Police), 66
Ruettgers, Ken, 85
Ruts, The, 110
St. Regis Hotel, 37, 45, 80
staying at, 26–27, 28, 34, 74
Saints, The, 48, 69
Sal (club manager), 274
Salinger, J. D., quote of, 17
Sam and Dave, 69
Saturday Night Live, Fear and, 55
Saturnalia (Gutter Twins), 56
Scaggs, Box, 59
Screaming Trees, 69–70
“Search and Destroy” (Iggy and the Stooges), 57
Seattle, 113, 199, 200, 236, 261
summer in, 257–259
Seattle Mariners, 193, 197
Seattle Public Library, 87
Seattle Seahawks, 5, 92, 187, 190, 192, 193, 195, 196–197, 219, 262, 268
following, 212, 235
Super Bowl and, 200–201, 202–208, 210, 211
Seattle Supersonics, 193, 197, 201, 205, 235
Seattle University, 37, 85, 155, 175, 232, 277
Seattle Weekly, 85, 235, 237
writing for, 150, 222, 279
Seau, Junior, 83
Security, 19, 41, 79, 151, 209, 264
flying and, 96
passing through, 98
Self-Reliance (Emerson), 137
Seven Deadly Sins (Taylor), 147
Seven Years in Tibet (movie), 138
Sex Pistols, The, 54, 56, 65, 69, 70, 110, 198, 272, 273
Shape of Punk to Come (The Refused), 69
Sheer Heart Attack (Queen), 68
Shirer, William L., 145–146
“Short and Curlies” (The Rolling Stones), 69
Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (Egan), 135–136
Silly Killers, The, 215
Simmons, Gene, 59
Simonon, Paul, 53, 63
Sinclair, Upton, 146–147
Singles 1979–83, vol. 1 (Bauhaus), 49
Singles Going Steady (Buzzcocks), 52
Sixx, Nikki, 204, 245
Skyping, 149, 176–177
Slash, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 74, 75, 76, 239, 256, 259, 263, 264, 265, 278
pinball games and, 13
playing with, 10
project of, 15
Slayer, 70
Sleeping, 18, 79, 116, 119, 171
Slipknot, 12, 70
Slippery When Wet, 21
Sly and the Family Stone, 59, 70
Smith, Chad, 239
Smith, Jay, 41, 42, 43, 45, 100, 101, 102, 162
Clyro and, 44
Smith, Patti, 141
Smiths, The, 60
“Smoke on the Water” (Deep Purple), 12
Snakepit, 15
Sobriety, 2, 3, 15–16, 84, 97, 98, 209, 211, 235, 267, 274, 275, 277
importance of, 176, 186
maintaining, 4, 5, 6, 271, 272, 273
Something About Airplanes (Death Cab for Cutie), 54
“Something in the Water” (Prince), 67
“Song Remains the Same, The” (Led Zeppelin), 200
Sony Pictures, 151
Sorum, Matt, 30, 239, 255, 256, 259–260, 261, 262, 266, 268–269, 272, 273, 275, 278
fight with, 15
as front guy, 25
playing with, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 29
Soundgarden, 70
Soundwave Festival, touring with, 23
Spiritualized, 70
Spotify, 223, 230
Springsteen, Bruce, 141, 205
Squires, Mike, 107, 133
Stalin, Joseph, 143
Staples Center, 204
Star Wars, 105
Stardust, Ziggy, 29
“Stations, The” (Gutter Twins), 56
Steinberg, Leigh, 81
Stevens, Steve, 12, 29
Stewart, Jimmy, 276, 277
Stiff Little Fingers, 71, 110, 111
Stinson, Tommy, 234, 245, 246
“Stone Cold Crazy” (Queen), 68
Stone, Oliver, 2
Stone Sour, 24
Stone Temple Pilots, 11
Stooges, The. See Iggy and the Stooges
Stradlin, Izzy, 8, 14, 237, 238
Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A.), 65
Sunyata, 38
Super Bowl, 190, 191, 196–197, 220
attending, 201, 202–208, 210, 211
Super Shitty to the Max (Hellacopters), 57
Superfly (Mayfield), 62
Supergroups, 11, 12, 200
“Suspect Device” (Stiff Little Fingers), 111
Sweden Rock Festival, 223, 224
Sweet, 71
“Sweet Child O’ Mine” (GN’R), 25, 243
Sweet Oblivion (Screaming Trees), 69–70
Swift, Taylor, 178
Talents, reapplying, 83–89
Taylor, Corey, 12, 147
Taylor, John, 272, 275
Taylor, Phil “Filthy Animal,” 63
Teenagers, parenting, 177, 185, 230–231
Temptations, The, 71
Ten (Pearl Jam), 66
Texting, 187–188, 242
Thal, Jen, 245
Thal, Ron “Bumblefoot,” 245
Thanksgiving, 29, 270
in Mexico City, 19, 26, 27, 30, 31–33
That’s the Way of the World (Earth, Wind and Fire), 55
Thin Lizzy, 71
“Think About You” (GN’R), 243
Things They Carried, The (O’Brien), 144
Thompson, Hunter S., 137
“Three Days” (Jane’s Addiction), 58
“Tie Your Mother Down” (Queen), 24
Timberlake, Justin, 221
Time, The, 71
> To Bring You My Love (Harvey), 56
Too Fast for Love (Mötley Crüe), 63
Too Much Too Soon (The New York Dolls), 65
Tour managers, 40, 41, 42, 44, 162
Touring, 1, 40, 107, 131, 192, 217–218
clothing for, 93–94
grind of, 32–33, 90
international, 12, 74–75, 221, 223
parenting and, 170
Tower Records, 32
“Toys in the Attic” (Aerosmith), 270
Traveling, 80, 96–97
challenges of, 1, 17–19, 78, 119, 120
drugs and, 98
family, 27–31
international, 1, 183
packing and, 98–99
parenting and, 173, 184
security and, 96
tips for, 77–79, 97, 99, 100–114
Tres Hombres (ZZ Top), 73
Trezise, Rachel, 147
Troubles, 110, 111
Truth Through the Night (T-Bone Burnett), 51, 52
Trynka, Paul, 147–148
TSA, 97, 98
Turning fifty, 197, 206, 216, 219, 220, 233, 271
20/20 Experience, The (Timberlake), 221
Tyler, Steven, 266, 267, 268, 270
U2: 72, 225–226
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience and Redemption (Hillenbrand), 139, 142
Undaunted Courage (Ambrose), 133
Undertones, 54
Uproar Tour, 40, 191, 192
Urquidez, Sensei Benny, 116, 124, 125, 244, 271
boxing and, 126
confidence and, 251
training with, 127
USA Today, 85
Use Your Illusion tour, 13, 15, 19, 20, 55, 255, 256
Vains, 215
Van Halen, 72
Van Halen (Van Halen), 72
Vanity 6: 71
Vans, traveling in, 35, 41, 44, 74, 80, 90, 115
Velvet Revolver, 12, 24, 99, 279
forming, 38, 221
record sales by, 222
tag for, 11
touring with, 175, 222, 278
Vibe magazine, Dag and, 53
Vibrators, The, 54, 72
Viper Room, playing, 88, 272, 273
Visit from the Goon Squad, A (Egan), 135
Volume 3 (Slipknot), 70
Waits, Tom, 72
Walking Papers, 23, 27, 36, 41, 47, 90, 100, 102, 162, 178, 226, 266
album by, 220
songs by, 39
touring with, 74, 161, 182, 190, 191–192, 193, 220
“Wanted Dead Or Alive” (Bon Jovi), 21
War (Junger), 140
Ward, William Arthur: quote of, 227
Warnick, Kim, 228
Wayne, John: quote of, 96
Weather, 253–254, 258–259
Weiland, Scott, 38, 175
“Welcome to the Jungle” (GN’R), 3, 243
Welshmen, famous, 100, 101, 102
West Village, 206, 208, 219
White, Jack, 72–73
White Album (The Beatles), 50
White Pony (The Deftones), 54
White Spider, The (Harrer), 138–139
Who, The, 73
Who’s Next (The Who), 73
Winding Sheet, The (Lanegan), 59
With Wings Like Eagles: The History of the Battle of Britain (Korda), 141
Wood, Ronnie, 239
