Duff McKagan Was Never Depressed After Guns N’ Roses Split

Aidin Vaziri of The San Francisco Chronicle recently conducted a “pop quiz” with former Guns N’ Roses, current Velvet Revolver bassist Duff McKagan. Asked about “hitting rock bottom” after G N’ R and bouncing back with Velvet Revolver, Duff said, “I never considered it rock bottom. I never went into any sort of depression when I left Guns N’ Roses. I just went into a new band and started playing. I went to college, which was something I always wanted to do. And I started having babies, which is definitely not hitting bottom.” Read more.