DUFF McKAGAN - "VELVET REVOLVER Will Get Back Up And Running But I Will Never Let LOADED Go"
April 5, 2009, 15 years ago
Duff McKagan (LOADED, VELVET REVOLVER) is featured in a new interview with Classic Rock Revisited founder Jeb Wright. An excerpt is available below.
Jeb: Some people view this band (Loaded) as a hobby and a side project. How do you view the band?
Duff: "Maybe at the beginning—it wasn’t a hobby. I never treat music as a hobby. I started the band when I was in college and having babies but it has been a musical lifeboat for me, especially now, with all the drama that happened at the end of Velvet Revolver. I started losing touch of what I was doing music for. We didn’t think it would take us eight years to make another record but it did. I think (new album) Sick is one of the most musically inspired records that I have ever made in my life, and that is saying a lot. I am not saying that to sell this record or to convince anyone to go out and buy it but it really is one of the most inspired times of my life. I would like to get this band to the point to where we can play 1000 to 1200 seat clubs in the USA. We already do that in Japan and the UK. If it got to that size then it would pay for itself and everybody would make money. I really love playing in this band and I love the guys that I play with in this band. I don’t love Slash any less, but VR is a big business. There is management and merchandise companies and there are agents. VR will get back up and running but I will never let Loaded go. I will be really busy for the next few years."
Go to this location for the complete interview.
