But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it didultimatelyon duff, as well as on the band itself. Oct 18, 2012 its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan, 9781409127390, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Guns n roses duff mckagan deserves a better documentary. How he struggled with alcohol and drug addiction, and overcame it. A biographical documentary film offering an intimate look into the journey of man is michael mckagan, better known to the.
Two years later, the hard rock band released its debut album, appetite for destruction, which catapulted the band to global stardom. So easy available for download and read online in other formats. The current guns n roses reunion provides a natural marketing hook for christopher duddys documentary based on its hardliving bass player duff mckagan s autobiography. Duff mckagan was the bass guitarist in the most successful rock band of all time, guns nroses, and also played in velvet revolver with slash also of. But, i realized, confidence must always be rooted in work. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 366 pages and is available in hardcover format.
Its so easy trailer unwraps guns n roses duff mckagan. The lifetime story of guns n roses bass player, duff mckagan. Its so easy and other lies is the authorized music documentary that chronicles the incredible life of duff mckagan founding member and bass player for guns n roses, velvet revolver and loaded. Its so easy and other lies is the crazy story of one of rocks survivors the big cheese about the author. I wasnt expecting much at all from guns and roses bassist duff mckagan when i picked up his first book its so easy and other lies. Guns n roses remain one of the greatest rock bands in music and duff tells of the sex, drugs and rock n roll lifestyle that nearly killed him. Mckagan doesnt add much to the ofttold gnr story, but fans will be thrilled by this honest, detailed memoir. Forced to sober up, duff started taking an interest in business, eventually completing a degree in economics and making a killing on the stock market. Mckagan s autobiography, its so easy and other lies, was released on october 4, 2011. It s so easy is a song by the american rock band guns n roses, appearing on their 1987 debut studio album, appetite for destruction. Duff continues to have a very laid back writing style, informative but not inaccessible.
Duff mckagan is an excellent writer with a highly accessible style and his story is nothing if not riveting. In his new york times best seller, duff mckagan, founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his lifesaving transformation via a unique path to sobriety in 1984, at the age of 20, duff mckagan left his native seattle partly to pursue music, but. The song was released as the bands first single on june 15, 1987, in the uk, where it reached number 84 on the uk singles chart as a double aside with mr. Its so easy and other lies is the most compelling book ive picked up in a while. Duff mckagan its so easy and other lies full bio youtube. The entire thing is basically an hour and a half advertisement for the written version, done as a sort of live audiobook of excerpts from his storyand its exactly as. In its so easy, duff recounts guns unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, soldout stadium concerts, and global acclaim. The duff mckagan book, its so easy and other lies boasts quite the appetite for destruction, showing guns n roses in exactly the same light you see them in. With nikki sixx, benny urquidez, slash, duff mckagan. Apr 20, 2016 it s so easy and other lies official trailer 1 2016 duff mckagan documentary hd in theaters. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading its so easy. I highlighted 4 stars, but really i would give this 4.
Mckagan was a founding member of the bands guns n roses gnr and velvet revolver, and he has penned what seems on the surface a standard tale of rags to rocknroll riches to rehab. A new documentary, its so easy and other lies, based on his autobiography, explores mckagan s crazy life through the lens of a live reading and performances from mckagan. Its so easy book by duff mckagan official publisher. Duff mckagan played bass in guns n roses for twelve years and cowrote many of their most iconic songs. It s so easy and other lies by duff mckagan book resume. I was a quasi gnr fan and figured he would mention kurt cobain at least somewhere in there, but basically, my beau strong armed me into reading this because he loved it so. A founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver shares the sto. Its all too fitting that its so easy and other lies, the new documentary detailing the tumultuous life of guns n roses bassist duff mckagan, opens on an image of mckagan s book, an autobiography of the same name.
Explosive autobiography of guns n roses and velvet revolver bass guitarist duff mckagan duff mckagan was a cofounder of guns n roses, with a year tenure on bass in what was at the time the biggest band on earth. He formed velvet revolver with his former bandmate slash and fronts his own band. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. As gnr began to splinter, duff felt that he himself was done, too.
Duff charts the rise of the group, and his own fall, as with success came heavy drinking and drug use, culminating in his hospitalisation for acute pancreatitis in 1994. Its so easy and other lies is a tv special or dvd extra about duff mckagan s live reading of his book of the same name, as accompanied by a band. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Its so easy and other lies official trailer 1 2016 duff. Talks about the real challenges in everyday life, his childhood, and how the band made it big. It s so easy details duff s rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with. I was a quasi gnr fan and figured he would mention kurt cobain at least somewhere in there, but basically, my beau strong armed me into reading this because he loved it so much. The movie adaptation of its so easy and other lies lacks the gritty details of mckagan s memoir amy nicholson theamynicholson 06062016 duff mckagan partied hard 10. Guns n roses epitomized all of the glamour of sex, drugs and rock n roll. Mckagan writes honestly about the bands early years and the deepening drug troubles suffered by most of the band, including himself. Its so easy and other lies profiles guns n roses bassist. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Dj morty is standing behind a table in the backyard.
Duff mckagan its so easy and other lies part 1 youtube. Indeed, mckagan himself comes across as wonderfully affable and deeply grounded in his art. The current loaded frontman and velvet revolver cofounder is a reluctant storyteller, but his robust, understated firstperson account of life in and around his iconic rock band grounds the cumulative guns n roses mythos and. The movie home facebook its so easy and other lies makes for a tedious cinematic experience that will only be appreciated by mckagan s hardcore fans. Its so easy and other lies official trailer 1 2016 duff mckagan documentary hd in theaters. Its so easy and other lies is the explosive memoir of a great rock musician who, against the odds, has lived to tell the tale. In 2011, mckagan released an autobiography, its so easy and other lies, and four years later his latest book, how to be a man and other. In its so easy, duff recounts gnrs unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, soldout stadium concerts, and global acclaim.
And those books now have an essential companion and counterpart. And even theyre likely to come away less than enthusiastic. The incredible recovery of duff mckagan lakeview health. As well as pulling together the classic lineup slash on guita. Duff mckagan explores sex, drugs and panic attacks in his new memoir. When guns n roses began to break into the public consciousness, i was known as a big drinker, mckagan writes in its so easy and. Based on his new york times bestselling memoir and featuring exclusive archival footage, this authorized music documentary of duff mckagan founding member and bass player for guns n roses. Mckagan s autobiography, it s so easy and other lies, was released on october 4, 2011. Its so easy is a song by the american rock band guns n roses, appearing on their 1987 debut studio album, appetite for destruction.
Its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan summary and. The film vacillates between interviews, animated interludes. Now, lets contrast this with the opening paragraph of its so easy and other lies, duff mckagans new autobiography, the first eighty pages of which are now available for free download here. It was also released in germany around the same time. But, author alex stone writes, duff mckagans memoir shows the. Duff mckagan explores sex, drugs and panic attacks in his. And other lies duff mckagan, guitarist for the iconic rock band guns n roses, shares his incredible story of playing bass for one of the biggest bands in the world. The first edition of the novel was published in october 4th 2011, and was written by duff mckagan. Its so easy and other lies official trailer 1 2016 duff mckagan. As guns began to splinter, duff felt that he himself was done, too. Elle ya tres pour remettre chez celui monde ce mettre en boite augmenter nos connaissance. Its not revealing or dense enough to really qualify as a feature doc, as evidenced by its remarkably brief running time and superficial retelling of complex chapters from mckagan s life. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did ultimately on duff, as well as on the band itself. Read free its so easy and other lies duff mckagan pearl jam to name a few now on itunes or its so easy and other lies.
Having read the book and seen the performance, its so easy and other lies felt choppy and rushed, never finding the tone or making the impact it should. In june 1985, mckagan replaced bassist ole beich in guns n roses. The adam carolla show podcast october 11, l hour video podcast interview 200,000 downloads per day after hearing so many sides to this story, mckagans rings truestduff mckagan lived the dream, and found out that the other side is pretty much what most parents hope for their kids in the first place that an. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read its so easy. Description of the book its so easy and other lies. With benny urquidez, slash, nikki sixx, duff mckagan. Its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan waterstones. An hour or so later im thinking i should really take a glass of water to the guy running the photo booth and see how things are going for the henna tattoo artist and make sure everyone is behaving.
I loved duff s book its so easy and other lies, so i had high expectations for this book. The main characters of this music, non fiction story are. And other lies duff mckagan a founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his phoenixlike transformation via a unique path to sobriety. Its so easy and other lies duff m c kagan a t ouch s tone. Buy its so easy and other lies by duff mckagan from waterstones today. Now, lets contrast this with the opening paragraph of its so easy and other lies, duff mckagan s new autobiography, the first eighty pages of which are now available for free download here. Pdf download its so easy and other lies free ebooks pdf. A founding member of guns n roses and velvet revolver shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug. And other lies with rolling stone s david fricke strand book store. Based on duff mckagan s new york times bestselling memoir its so easy and other lies features exclusive archival footage.
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