Duff McKagan was born in 1974.
Michael Andrew `` Duff '' McKagan -LRB- born February 5 , 1964 -RRB- is an American musician , singer , songwriter and author .. He is best known for his twelve-year tenure as the bass guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N ' Roses , with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s .. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016 , following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame .. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Towards the end of his first tenure with Guns N ' Roses , McKagan released a solo album , Believe in Me -LRB- 1993 -RRB- , and formed the short-lived supergroup Neurotic Outsiders .. Neurotic Outsiders. Neurotic Outsiders. Believe in Me. Believe in Me ( Duff McKagan album ). supergroup. supergroup ( music ). Following his departure from Guns N ' Roses in 1997 , McKagan briefly reunited with his pre-success Seattle punk band 10 Minute Warning , before forming the still-active hard rock band Loaded , in which he performs lead vocals and rhythm guitar .. Seattle. Seattle. vocals. vocals. Loaded. Loaded ( band ). 10 Minute Warning. 10 Minute Warning. Between 2002 and 2008 , he played bass in the supergroup Velvet Revolver with his former Guns N ' Roses bandmates Slash and Matt Sorum .. Velvet Revolver. Velvet Revolver. supergroup. supergroup ( music ). Slash. Slash ( musician ). Matt Sorum. Matt Sorum. He briefly performed with Jane 's Addiction in 2010 and joined the supergroup Hollywood Vampires in 2016 .. supergroup. supergroup ( music ). Hollywood Vampires. Hollywood Vampires ( band ). In addition to his musical career , McKagan has established himself as a writer .. He has written weekly columns on a wide variety of topics for SeattleWeekly.com , Playboy.com , and ESPN.com .. SeattleWeekly.com. Seattle Weekly. Playboy.com. Playboy.com. ESPN.com. ESPN. A former high school drop-out , he attended Seattle University 's Albers School of Business and Economics in the early 2000s , and subsequently founded the wealth management firm Meridian Rock .. Seattle. Seattle. Seattle University. Seattle University. He was a high school honor student , but dropped out early to pursue a career in music .