In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duff-one of rock’s smartest and most articulate personalities-takes readers on his harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock-and-roll history and out the other side.

About the Author DUFF Mckagan played bass in Guns N’ Roses for twelve years and co-wrote many of their most iconic songs. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that led to his unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since. It's So Easy (And Other Lies) is the crazy story of one of rock's survivors THE BIG CHEESE -This text refers to an alternate kindleedition edition. As GN’R began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did-ultimately-on Duff, as well as on the band itself. In It's So Easy, Duff recounts GN’R’s unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. Guns N’ Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide. only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as “Slash.” Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. As GN’R began t In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff left his native Seattle-partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In 1984, at the age of twenty, Duff left his native Seattle-partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene.

It's So Easy by Duff McKagan