June?s Deleted Scene: Duff McKaganTuesday, June 23rd, 2009 by Bear Frazer
For the June issue of Fight! Magazine, I got the opportunity to chop it up with Duff McKagan (former bassist for Guns ?N Roses, current bassist for Velvet Revolver and the head honcho of his side project Loaded) about all things related to fighting.
But that?s not all we talked about. Check out the conversation below. It?s a deleted scene (as I like to refer) from the feature I penned on Duff for the June issue of Fight. After reading this blog exclusive, you?ll realize why dude is one of the smarter musicians in metal.
Bear Frazer: Where do you mostly train out of?
Duff McKagan: One of our dojos in Van Nuys. It?s called FIT and the guy who runs the gym is Scott Mendelson. He?s actually ?The World?s Strongest Man.? He bench presses, check this out, 1,207 pounds. That?s my Road King Harley, you, and me, and another dude. That?s how much he bench presses. He runs the gym. Our dojo is there, and a lot of good fighters are coming in. The old dojo, House Of Champions, had to close down because they were building a mall there. They probably stopped building the mall because of the economy.
Bear Frazer: Yeah, we don?t need another mall. I?ve been to so many lately and half the restaurants in the food court are closed.
Duff McKagan: Isn?t it crazy?
Bear Frazer: It?s terrible. The mall was always the place to be. I feel like I?m slowly dying sometimes.
Duff McKagan: Yeah, they?re all blending a lot right now. How old are you?
Bear Frazer: I?m 25.
Duff McKagan: Right, so you know, you?re gonna have those stories to tell your kids of this time.
Bear Frazer: Oh yeah. It might not be too interesting, but I feel you on the economy.
Duff McKagan: I write a financial column for Playboy, a weekly thing for Playboy.com and so, I?m really hyper-aware of what?s going on in all the finer points of the economy, and it?s pretty damn interesting. Consumer confidence is just shot. Even if you?re just making some money, you?re not spending it. You?re just holding onto it, and that?s the quandary about the recession. It?s six months of stagnant activity in the economy. That?s the definition of it. Then people just stop spending money because they?re scared, and that makes it worse.
To check out more of Duff, pick up the June issue of Fight! Magazine. This week?s your last chance to do it, so buy it now. And while you?re out, pick up Loaded?s new album Sick. Trust me, it lives it to its title - it?s pretty sick.
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