Duff McKagan

There is definitely an art to the dance that is being in a band.

Being from a big band is great because you can do other bands.

You turn road-gay on the road. After about 10 days, the fellas in your band start looking really good.

I'm colour blind, a little hue-challenged.

My twenties were tumultuous at best... I think.

Keep a meter on your fear. Fear can cripple you.

Three weeks into being in Hollywood, I was playing with Slash through an ad in the paper.

When you know you have a good song, when you're onstage, even if it's just a weird, basic energy, you know your song is good.

I just don't like reality TV.

Any musician in any band - for a really good band - you know your part in the band.

When you're a musician, you are around your peers a lot, like Slipknot and Alice In Chains... you name the band. We're all just kind of friends.

Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame that important to me? No. Is it something I've aspired towards? No.