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Post by Admin on May 17, 2019 17:50:27 GMT
Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan was interviewed by Yahoo Entertainment reporter Lyndsey Parker recently. During the provocative and engaging interview the Guns N’ Roses icon touched on how the music scene was impacted by the HIV/AIDS epidemic of the 80’s. Alternative Nation transcribed McKagan’s comments. Duff: I mean, HIV/AIDS was a thing but it hadn’t entered the but it hadn’t entered into [the mainstream] yet. I worked a bakery in Seattle, it was all gay men and me. AIDS was originally called GRID – Gay-related immune deficiency or something like that. Do you remember, it was called GRID? Parker: Yeah, kind of crazy when you think about it, I do remember that. Duff: So yeah, it was just a different time. I mean everything was unprotected from drugs, needles, sex, all of that stuff. McKagan then said later on in the interview that Guns N’ Roses were pulled from an AIDS benefit show after backlash over some of their lyrics: Duff: I was surprised, yeah, we were supposed to play David Geffen’s AIDS benefit in New York. A couple of months later we got pulled off of that.
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Post by Admin on Sept 22, 2019 19:43:29 GMT
GUNS N' ROSES performed at the iconic Hollywood Palladium on Saturday, September 21 as part of the Citi Sound Vault series.
The concert marked the band's first live appearance of 2019. It was also GUNS N' ROSES' debut performance at the 5,000-capacity venue in nearly a decade.
The setlist for the show was as follows:
01. It's So Easy 02. Mr. Brownstone 03. Chinese Democracy 04. Welcome To The Jungle 05. Double Talkin' Jive 06. Better 07. Estranged 08. Live And Let Die (WINGS cover) 09. Slither (VELVET REVOLVER cover) 10. Rocket Queen 11. You Could Be Mine 12. Shadow Of Your Love 13. Attitude (MISFITS cover) 14. Civil War 15. Coma 16. Slash Guitar Solo 17. Sweet Child O' Mine 18. Wichita Lineman (Jimmy Webb cover) 19. Wish You Were Here (PINK FLOYD cover) 20. November Rain 21. Knockin' On Heaven's Door (Bob Dylan cover) 22. Nightrain
Encore:
23. Patience 24. Paradise City
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Post by Admin on Jun 3, 2020 21:18:55 GMT
The legendary bassist of Guns N’ Roses, Duff McKagan shared a recent post on Instagram showing his support for the protests against racism and apparently this was nothing new. The demonstrations to defend the rights of the people of color and to stop the police violence have been continuing increasingly after the tragic death of George Floyd. Guns N’ Roses icon Duff McKagan was also among the musicians and celebrities who didn’t remain silent about the recent protests. On Instagram, Duff McKagan posted a picture of the ‘left hand‘ which most commonly symbolizes ‘justice.’ He also wrote a long caption to his post and reacted against the unjust treatment of the police officers especially to the people of color. Here’s what Duff McKagan wrote on the caption of his recent Instagram post: “Well..this cop on Black racism has to stop…but we’ve known this forever. I’m more and more stunned and sickened when I hear of this stuff continuously happening. I am not a black man..so I can’t even pretend to understand what it’s like….but even MORE, I can’t understand what it’s like to be a racist white dipshit. I don’t get it. I will never ‘get’ it. Thankfully, I grew up differently. Police training and vetting of new and old officers have to change radically. For starters…Peace to all of us.“ http://instagram.com/p/CA3eybqHlvC
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