DUFF MCKAGAN: 'America Isn't Very Rock 'N' Roll Anymore'

September 17, 2008

Rob Haynes of Metro.co.uk recently conducted a short interview with bassist Duff McKagan (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, LOADED). An excerpt from the chat follows below.

Metro.co.uk: You've worked with two of the most charismatic vocalists in rock: what did you learn?

Duff: Axl [Rose] is a kick-ass frontman, he throws everything into it, and Scott Weiland is great, although completely different. I'm sure I've learned different things from both of them, you can't help but do that a little. I'm sure I've learned things about guitar playing from Slash, too.

Metro.co.uk: Why tour [in the UK with LOADED] and not in America?

Duff: It seemed the right thing for this band. Audiences in the UK seem to understand the type of rock'n'roll I like to play. The UK is the first place GUNS N' ROSES and VELVET REVOLVER broke. I'm not too sure about playing the States. Frankly, America isn't very rock 'n' roll anymore.

Metro.co.uk: What's the situation with VELVET REVOLVER?

Duff: Well, we have the next record written; it was done before the last tour was over. But we have so many singers who have submitted audition tapes that we have to listen to them all critically without getting burned out. There's too many singers! But we'll figure it out.

Read the entire interview at Metro.co.uk.

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