How to be a man and other illusions

Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com HOW TO BE A MAN www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com HOW TO BE A MAN (and other illusions) Duff McKagan Da Capo Press A Member of the Perseus Books Group www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 3/2/15 3:05 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Copyright © 2015 by Duff McKagan Parts of these stories and descriptions previously appeared on Seattle Weekly.com, ESPN.com, and NFL.com Letter on pages 237–238 printed with permission of Chris Gehrt All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the publisher Printed in the United States of America For information, address Da Capo Press, 44 Farnsworth Street, Third Floor, Boston, MA 02210 Designed by Linda Mark Set in 12-point Fairfield LT Std Light by the Perseus Books Group Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data McKagan, Duff   How to be a man : (and other illusions) / Duff McKagan, with Chris Kornelis    pages cm   Includes bibliographical references and index   ISBN 978-0-306-82387-9 (hardcover)—   ISBN 978-0-306-82388-6 (e-book)  1.  McKagan, Duff 2.  Rock musicians—United States—Biography 3.  Bass guitarists—United States—Biography.  I Kornelis, Chris II Title   ML419.M352A3 2015  787.87’166092—dc22  [B] 2015002850 Published by Da Capo Press A Member of the Perseus Books Group www.dacapopress.com Da Capo Press books are available at special discounts for bulk purchases in the U.S by corporations, institutions, and other organizations For more information, please contact the Special Markets Department at the Perseus Books Group, 2300 Chestnut Street, Suite 200, Philadelphia, PA 19103, or call (800) 810-4145, ext 5000, or e-mail special.markets@perseusbooks.com 10 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com For the women who have made me a better man Susan, Grace, and Mae www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com CONTENTS CHAPTER 1: Start with a Strong Base CHAPTER 2: CHAPTER 3: Don’t Burn Any Bridges 10 CHAPTER 4: Stay Humble 17 CHAPTER 5: Give Thanks 23 CHAPTER 6: Don’t Be Afraid to Get Your Hands Dirty 34 CHAPTER 7: Know Your Tunes 47 CHAPTER 8: Set Goals (and Boundaries) 74 CHAPTER 9: Be Smart with Your Money (and Your Talents) 80 CHAPTER 10: Make Time for Your Friends 90 CHAPTER 11: When in Rome . .  96 CHAPTER 12: Convert Darkness into Productivity 115 CHAPTER 13: Skip the Stripclub, Hit the Bookstore 131 CHAPTER 14: Be Loyal 149 CHAPTER 15: Get a Dog 153 Mind Your Business vii www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com HOW TO BE A MAN viii CHAPTER 16: Be the Man 158 CHAPTER 17: Find a Good Woman (or Dude) and Hold Her Close 160 CHAPTER 18: Parent Even if It’s via Skype 169 CHAPTER 19: Date Like You Mean It 185 CHAPTER 20: Keep Your Friends Close 190 CHAPTER 21: See Something, Say Something 202 CHAPTER 22: Don’t Die Young, You’ll Miss Out on Being Fifty 213 CHAPTER 23: Innovate and Modernize Then Get Up and Do It Again 220 CHAPTER 24: Know How Things Work (and What You Can Fix) 227 CHAPTER 25: Let Go of Resentments, Vol I 233 CHAPTER 26: Let Go of Resentments, Vol II 242 CHAPTER 27: Prioritize and Strategize 257 Epilogue: Never Quit Doing What You Love 270 Acknowledgments 280 282 About the Author Index 283 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com CHAPTER START WITH A STRONG BASE I didn’t wear my thong, but I brought plenty of oils and creams As part of my preparation for a tour of South America with Kings of Chaos, my wife, Susan, helped me pack my bag and pointed me toward our local tanning salon If I am good at anything at all, it is the complicated dance of international travel After more than three decades on the road and in the sky, I’ve seen it all Engines have fallen out of planes I’ve been in Wars have broken out, and hurricanes have hit regions I’ve been traveling to At this point in my life—just a few short months before my fiftieth birthday—I know how to take care of myself I know what shots to get for malaria I know how to prevent really bad jet lag And I know how to avoid getting burned in the Southern Hemisphere www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com About the Author Duff McKagan is a writer, musician, and serial entrepreneur He has founded or cofounded numerous internationally recognized corporations, including Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Meridian Rock, a wealth management firm He has written regular columns for ESPN.com, SeattleWeekly.com, and Playboy.com His first book, It’s So Easy (and other lies), was a New York Times best seller He lives in Seattle with his wife, daughters, and dogs About the Collaborator Chris Kornelis edited Duff ’s Seattle Weekly column for five years He is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal and is writing a book about the first forty weeks of fatherhood He lives in a reasonably priced real estate market outside Seattle with his wife, kids, and cats www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 282 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com INDEX A&M Studios, 255 ABBA, 48 AC/DC, 48 Ace of Spaces (Motörhead), 63–64 Adam and the Ants, 48 Adler, Steven, 8, 52, 239, 240 Aerosmith, 32, 48, 238, 263, 266, 269, 270 opening for, 259 touring by, 217, 218 Aerosmith (Aerosmith), 48–49 Albini, Steve, 56 Albums, 220 buying, 222 cover art for, 224–225 favorite, 47–73 Alcohol, 16, 26, 84, 208, 255, 271 avoiding, 274, 276 Alice in Chains, 49, 64, 103, 180, 190, 192, 207 ALIVE! (KISS), 59 “All the Young Dudes” (Mott the Hoople), 25 Alter Bridge, 12 Ambrose, Stephen, 133, 143 American in Me, The (The Avengers), 49 Anderson, Ben, 39, 45, 93, 95, 178, 226 traveling with, 90–91, 92, 94 Andrew from Kirkland, 265–266, 267–268, 269, 270 Angell, Jeff, 37, 38, 39, 45, 46, 178, 226 Anselmo, Phil, 57 Appetite For Destruction (GN’R), 20, 52, 113, 266 Arcane Roots, 42 Armstrong, Billie Joe, 239 Ashba, DJ, 245 Asunción, playing in, 18, 19, 250 At Budokan (Cheap Trick), 52–53 Auf de Maur, Melissa, Auschwitz (Nyiszli), 143–144 Avalon, playing at, 10, 12, 15 Avengers, The, 49 Axis: Bold as Love (Hendrix), 57 “Baba O’Riley” (The Who), 73 Bach, Sebastian, 59 283 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 283 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 284 Bad Company, 49 Bad Company (Bad Company), 49 Badfinger, 49 Badfinger (Badfinger), 49 Bailey, George: inspiration from, 26, 164, 276–277 Bailey, Mary, 277 Band of Brothers (Ambrose), 133 Bankruptcy, 81, 82, 85 Bannister, Roger, 118 Barcelona, visiting, 112, 115 Bauhaus, 49 BBC, Beach Boys, The, 50 Beastie Boys, The, 50, 240 Beatles, The, 49, 50 Beck, Jeff, 50 Belfast, visiting, 109–111 Berlin, visiting, 112 Berry, Chuck, 50, 59 Best Of (Free), 49 Bieber, Justin, 178 Big Burn, The (Egan), 136 Black, Jack, 133 Black Box (Egan), 135 “Black Chandeliers” (Clyro), 44, 50–51 Black Flag, 51, 58, 104, 151 Black Sabbath, 51 “Blitzkrieg Bop” (The Ramones), 68 Blondie, 179, 183 Blood Meridian (McCarthy), 142 “Bloody Sunday” (Stiff Little Fingers), 111 Blow By Blow (Beck), 50 Blunderbuss (White), 72–73 Bon Jovi, 21, 22, 205 Bonham, John, 60 Booker T and the MGs, 69 Books favorite, 133–148 promoting, 85–86, 88, 224 Bookstores, 86, 131–132 Bowie, David, 29, 31, 51–52, 147, 178 Breaking Blue (Egan), 136–137 Brussels, visiting, 161, 162 Buckley (dog), 156 Buckley, Jeff, 52 Buenos Aires, playing in, 246, 248, 249 Burnett, T-Bone, 51, 52 Burns, Ken, 2, 276 Burroughs, William S., 133 Buses, 175 traveling on, 117–118 Bush, Kate, 52 Buzzcocks, 52, 168 Cadena, Dez, 58 Cameo, 52 Campbell, Phil, 101 Cantrell, Jerry, 195, 202, 203, 211 football and, 190, 192, 193, 196, 206, 207, 208, 210 Capitol Hill Block Party, 39 Cardio, 120, 121, 126, 128, 130 Carnegie (Krass), 141 Cash, Johnny, 52 Castillo, Randy: death of, 278 Catcher in the Rye (Salinger), quote from, 17 Cave, Nick, 52 Cell phones, 78–79, 149–150, 189 Cellophane Square, 198 Century Link Field, 197 Changes, 175, 222–224, 225, 233 making, 166, 168 Charlie (boyfriend), 181, 182 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 284 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 285 “Cheap Sunglasses” (ZZ Top), 270 Cheap Trick, 52–53 Cheaters, The, 215 Children, 235 protecting, 173–174 traveling with, 175–176 Children of God (Pollock), 145 Chinese Democracy, 244 Chloe (dog), 153–156 Christmas, 153, 162, 164, 171, 180, 182 Chronic, The (Dr Dre), 54 Churchill, Winston: quote of, 233 City council, dealing with, 107–108 Civil War, The (Burns), 2, 276 Clarke, Fast Eddie, 63 Clarke, Gilby, 12, 13, 18, 19, 240, 256 playing with, 10, 14 suit by, 15 Clash, The, 32, 51, 53, 54, 65, 110, 151 Clash, The (The Clash), 53 Classic Rock, 250 Clinch, Jon, 134 Closer (Joy Division), 58 Clothing, 93–94, 98, 105 gift, 231, 232 gym, 117, 120 Seattle Seahawk, 187 sexy, 187 summer, 258 teenage, 181–182 Clyro, Biffy, 41, 42, 47, 50–51, 115, 161, 162 fans of, 43 watching, 44 Cobain, Kurt, 212, 219 Coll, Steve, 134, 144 Collective Soul, 12, 24 “Communication Breakdown” (Led Zeppelin), 24 Complete Anthology, The (Chuck Berry), 50 Complete Studio Recordings, The (Led Zeppelin), 59–60 Controversy (Prince), 67 Cooper, Alice, 21, 60 Cowherd, Collin, 170 Cribs, The, 60 “Crimson and Clover,” 39 Cult, The, 53 Cunningham, Pete “Sugarfoot”: sparring with, 37, 127–129 Curtis, Edward, 135–136 Cyrus, Billy Ray, 11, 16 Dag, 53 Damaged (Black Flag), 51, 151 Damned, The, 54, 65, 110, 151 Danzig, 60 Dating, 186, 277 rules about, 185, 187–188, 189 Daughters changes for, 175, 177 protecting, 173–174, 188–189 Dead Boys, The, 53–54 Dead Daisies, 245 Death Cab for Cutie, 21, 54 Death in Belmont, A (Junger), 140 Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy (Thin Lizzy), 71 Deep Purple, 12, 23, 24 “Deepest Shade” (Lanegan), 54 Def Leppard, 12, 24 Deftones, The, 54 Desolation Boulevard (Sweet), 71 Devil All of the Time, The (Pollock), 144 Dial M for Merthyr (Trezise), 147 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 285 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 286 Diamond Dogs (Bowie), 51–52 “Diamond Dogs” (Bowie), 52 Diana, Princess, 101 Dictators, The, 109 Dirt (Alice in Chains), 49 Dirty Deeds (AC/DC), 48 Dirty Mind (Prince), 67 Dittman, Scott, 215 DOA, 104 Dr Dre, 54 Dr Phil, Dojos, 116, 129, 271, 274 Dolnick, Edward, 134 Dookie + American Idiot (Green Day), 56 Down on the Upside (Soundgarden), 70 Down the Great Unknown (Dolnick), 134 Downward Spiral, The (Nine Inch Nails), 65 “Dream On” (Aerosmith), 48 Dreamboat Annie (Heart), 56–57 Drinking, 2, 3, 5, 15, 26, 116 Drugs, 3, 5, 84, 122, 164, 208, 213, 215, 216, 254, 255, 271, 273 avoiding, 9, 88–89, 274, 276 traveling and, 98 using, 26, 66, 116, 117 Drums and Wires (XTC), 73 Dubai, 97, 98, 119 Dublin, drink and crawl in, 109 Dulli, Greg, 54, 56 Duran Duran, 168, 272, 275 Dusseldorf, 34, 41, 46 Dyess, Ed, 142 Dylan, Bob, 30, 54–55 Earth, Wind and Fire, 55 Ed (buddy), 206, 208, 209, 211 Egan, Jennifer, 135 Egan, Timothy, 135–136, 136–137 Electric (The Cult), 53 Elliott, Joe, 12, 25 ELO, 238 Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 132, 137 Escape from Davao (Lukacs), 142 Espen, 261, 264, 265, 266, 268 jamming with, 263 prog rock and, 262 ESPN, 37, 85, 170, 235 writing for, 150, 279 Essential Bob Dylan, The (Dylan), 54–55 Essential Etta James, The (James), 58 Essential Johnny Cash, The (Cash), 52 “Estranged” (GN’R), 243 Everest: Beyond the Limit (Discovery Channel), 205 Faces, The, 239, 240 Faith No More, 55 Family life, 25–26, 162, 267, 279 Fans, 17, 34, 43, 75, 78, 220, 236, 237, 238, 239, 247 Farrell, Etty, 193, 195 Farrell, Perry, 193, 194, 195–196 Fastbacks, 58, 228 Fear, 55 Ferrer, Frank, 245 Fever to Tell, The (Yeah Yeah Yeahs), 73 Fick, Nate, 87 50th Anniversary Tour, Rolling Stones and, 217–218 Filkins, Dexter, 137 Final Tour, 204 Finkel, Michael, 138 Finn (Clinch), 134 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 286 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 287 Finn, Huckleberry, 134 Fitzgerald, F Scott, 137 Fixing things, 228–230 Flat Tracker (Zeke), 73 Flea, 239 Foo Fighters, 55, 208, 209 Foo Fighters (Foo Fighters), 55 Forever War, The (Filkins), 137 Fortus, Richard, 245, 248 “Freddy’s Dead” (Mayfield), 62 Free, 49 Freeze, Andy, 215 Fresh (Sly and the Family Stone), 70 Friedman, Thomas, 138 Friendships, recovering, 15, 236 Gaudi, Antonio, 112 Gehrt, Chris: letter from, 237–238 Generation X, 55 Generation X (Generation X), 55 Germs, 56, 110 Ghost in the Machine (The Police), 66 Ghost Wars: The Secret History of the CIA, Afghanistan, and Bin Laden, from the Soviet Invasion to September 10, 2001 (Coll), 134 GI (Germs), 56 Gibbard, Ben, 21 Gibbons, Billy, 270 Girlschool, 32 GN’R See Guns n’ Roses Gold (ABBA), 48 Gorge Amphitheater, 193, 259, 264 “Gotta Getaway” (Stiff Little Fingers), 111 GQ, Owens and, 81 Grace (Buckley), 52 Grant, Cary, 188 Great Gatsby, The (Fitzgerald), 137 Greatest Battle, The (Nagorski), 143 Greatest Hits (The Temptations), 71 Green Day, 56, 239 Greene, Sam, 155 Grimes, Lee Ann, 178 Grogan, John, 153–154 Grohl, Dave, 55, 64 Grunge music, 11, 201 Guns n’ Roses (GN’R), 11, 24, 55, 64, 72, 105, 271 formation of, 37, 250 goals for, Hall of Fame and, 236, 237–238 leaving, 35, 36–37 members of, 12 pinball machine, 13–14 popularity for, 75 reunion for, 246 touring with, 113 Gutter Twins, 56 Gyms, 127, 129, 130, 203, 216, 248, 261 finding, 116, 117, 118, 120 Harajuku, peanuts in, 104–105 HARDtalk, Harper, Ace, 261, 262 Harrer, Heimlich, 138–139 Harvey, Chris “Slats,” 214–216, 219 Harvey, P J., 56 Haunted Prague tour, 108 Hawaii, vacationing in, 120, 121 HBO special, 239, 240, 241 Health problems, 116, 163–164, 191, 196–197, 208, 247 dealing with, 36, 43, 45, 122–123, 124, 160–161 Heart, 56–57 Hellacopters, 57 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 287 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 288 Helm, Levon, 72 Hemingway, Ernest, Hendrix, Jimi, 57, 205 Herd, The, 170 Here Be Monsters . .  50 Days Adrift at Sea (Finkel), 138 Hetherington, Tim, 140 “Highway Star” (Deep Purple), 23 Hillenbrand, Laura, 139 Hitler, Adolf, 141, 143 Hitlerland (Nagorski), 143 Hochschild, Adam, 139 Hodgins, Michael, 139 Home life, 164, 227–228, 231, 276 Hotels, 78 cheap, 45–46, 74, 80 expensive, 83 trashing, 75–76 House of Blues, 239 Housework, 159, 258–259, 267, 268 Hughes, Glenn, 12, 29 I Love Rock and Roll (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), 58 “I Love Rock and Roll” (Joan Jett and the Blackhearts), 58 Ice Cream Castle (The Time), 71 Ice T, 151 Idiot, The (Iggy Pop), 57 Idol, Billy, 12, 24, 56, 57 “If You Want Me to Stay” (Sly and the Family Stone), 70 Iggy and the Stooges, 57, 109, 147–148, 218 Iggy Pop: Open Up and Bleed (Trynka), 147–148 I’m Stranded (The Saints), 69 Imitations (Lanegan), 54 “Immigration Song” (Led Zeppelin), 24 Inflammable Material (Stiff Little Fingers), 71, 110 Into Thin Air (Krakauer), 141 Iron Lady, The (movie), 123 Ishiguro, Kazuo, 139–140 Island Records, U2 and, 225–226 It’s a Wonderful Life (movie), 26, 276–277 It’s Only Rock and Roll, The (Rolling Stones), 69 “It’s So Easy” (GN’R), 22, 265 It’s So Easy (and other lies) (McKagan), 4, 85–86, 88, 99 Iverson, Allen, 81 “Jackson” (Johnny Cash), 52 Jacksonville, gig in, 107, 108 Jam, The, 54, 110 James, Etta, 58 Jane’s Addiction, 58, 193, 195 Jet lag, dealing with, 1, 17–18, 119, 120 Jett, Joan, 58 JFK (Stone), Jim Rome Show, The, Jimmy Kimmel Live, 105, 204 Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, 58 Jockey Club, 23–24, 252, 255 John, Elton, 58, 238 Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers, 71 Jones, Catherine Zeta, 101 Jones, John Paul, 60 Jones, Rob, 43, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104 Jones, Steve, 272, 273, 275, 277 Jones, Tom, 101, 102 Joshua Tree (U2), 72, 226 Joy Division, 58 J.T (nephew), 249 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 288 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 289 Junger, Sebastian, 140 Jungle, The (Sinclair), 146 Kasher, Steven, 140–141 Kennedy, Myles, 12, 240 Kickboxing, 127, 129–130 Killing Joke, 58 Killing Joke (Killing Joke), 58 Kilmister, Lemmy, 63, 64, 218 King Coal (Sinclair), 146 King Leopold’s Ghost (Hochschild), 139 Kingdome, 60 Led Zeppelin at, 197, 198, 199, 200, 201 Kings of Chaos, 24, 26, 74, 99, 252, 256, 270 moving from, 36 playing with, 1, 10, 17 as supergroup, 12 Kings of the Wild Frontier (Adam and the Ants), 48 Kinney, Keenan, 180 Kinney, Sean, 180 Kirkus Reviews, 87 KISS, 59, 238 pinball machine, 13 “Knife Manual” (The Silly Killers), 215 Knockemstiff (Pollock), 145 “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (Dylan), 30 “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” (GN’R), 55 Korda, Michael, 141 Korn, 59 Korn (Korn), 59 Krakauer, Jon, 141 Krass, Peter, 141 Kushner, Dave, 12 La Paz, 117, 254 Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating Through Space (Spiritualized), 70 Lamb (Moore), 142–143 Lamb (restaurant), 86 L.A.M.F (Johnny Thunders and the Heartbreakers), 71 Land So Strange: The Epic Journey of Cabeza de Vaca, A (Resendez), 145 Lanegan, Mark, 54, 56, 59, 69, 278 Led Zeppelin, 24, 51, 59–60 concert by, 198, 199, 200, 201 Lemmy 49% Motherfucker, 51% Son of a Bitch (documentary), 64 Let Them Eat Pussy (Nashville Pussy), 64 Lionheart (Bush), 52 “Little Red Corvette” (Prince), 67 Live Nation, 264 Loaded, 21, 38, 99, 133, 216, 223, 244 record by, 278 touring with, 104, 107, 108 London, visiting, 113–114, 119 Look Homeward Angel (Aerosmith), 48–49 Los Angeles (X), 73 Loud and Proud (record label), 40 Love Below, The (Outkast), 66 Lowe, Rob, 118 Lukacs, John D., 142 Lynott, Phil, 63, 71 Madonna, 93 Madrid, visiting, 90–91, 92, 94–95, 115 Main Street Preachers, 101 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 289 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 290 “Make It” (Aerosmith), 48 Manning, Peyton, 203–204, 206 Manson, Marilyn, 60 Marley and Me (Grogan), 153–154, 156 Marquee Club, playing, 113 Marr, Johnny, 60–62 Marriage, 164, 167, 176, 185, 277 conflict and, 233–234 working on, 235 Martial arts, 3, 16, 124, 126, 161, 235, 248, 274 Ukidokan, 116, 244, 251 Martin, Barrett, 38, 39, 40, 45, 226 Master of Puppets (Metallica), 62 Max’s Kansas City: Art, Glamour, Rock and Roll (Kasher), 140–141 “Maybellene” (Berry), 59 Mayfield, Curtis, 62 McBob (bass tech), 10, 14 McCarthy, Cormac, 134, 139, 142, 145 McCartney, Paul, 209, 210 McCullough, David, 144 McKagan, Grace, 154 band of, 180 changes for, 175, 179, 181, 182 dating and, 189 missing, 153 music by, 177, 178 parenting, 171, 174, 175 traveling with, 19, 29, 30, 183 McKagan, Mae, 178, 180 changes for, 175, 179, 181 missing, 153 parenting, 170, 174 traveling with, 19, 29 McKagan, Matt, 111 McKagan, Susan Holmes, 20, 181, 245, 260, 261, 263, 265, 266, 268 changes for, 166 date with, 176, 246–248, 277 depression and, 123 family welfare and, 161–162, 163, 231, 277, 278 missing, 153, 176–177 panic attacks and, 123 parenting and, 171, 174, 177–178, 179, 180, 246 Paris and, 106 Seattle Seahawks and, 191 separation pains for, 176–177 traveling with, 1, 19, 25–26, 29, 31, 32, 99, 182, 250, 251 McQueen, Steve, 13 Medvetz, Tim, 205 Messenger, The (Marr), 60–62 Metallica, 62, 64, 105 Mexico City, 45, 46 Thanksgiving in, 19, 26–27, 30, 31–33 Misfits, The, 238 Mitsubishi Electric Halle, playing at, 41 Modest Mouse, 60, 62 Moneychangers, The (Sinclair), 146–147 Moore, Christopher, 142–143 Mother Love Bone, 62 Mother Love Bone (Mother Love Bone), 62 Mötley Crüe, 63, 204 Mötorhead, 25, 63–64, 101, 217, 218 Mott the Hoople, 25 Mule Variations (Waits), 72 Murder Ballads (Cave), 52 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 290 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 291 Music, 17, 34, 86, 179–180, 272, 278 DIY, 222 early memories of, 34–35, 213–214 paying for, 222 playing, 35, 177 sharing, 225 writing, 35, 177, 243, 279 Music and Film Festival (CBGBs), 178 Music business, changes in, 221–222, 225 “My Michelle” (GN’R), 243 My War (Black Flag), 51, 151 Nagorski, Andrew, 143 Namath, Joe, 194 Nashville Pussy, 64 Neurotic Outsiders, 272, 276 Never Let Me Go (Ishiguro), 139–140 Never Mind the Bollocks (The Sex Pistols), 70 Nevermind (Nirvana), 65 New Year’s Eve, playing on, 180, 191, 220–221 New York Dolls, The, 65, 141 Nine Inch Nails (NIN), 64, 65 999: 54 1999 (Prince), 66–68 Nirvana, 64, 65 No Strings Attached (N’Sync), 221 Nobody’s Heroes (Stiff Little Fingers), 110, 111 Norwegian prog rock, 260, 262 NOVA radio station, 109 “November Rain” (GN’R), 12, 243, 255 N’Sync, sales by, 221 N.W.A., 65 Nyiszli, Miklos, 143–144 O’Brien, Tim, 144 One Bullet Away (Fick), 87 Opposites (Clyro), 50–51 Oren, Michael B., 144 Outer Dark (McCarthy), 42 Outkast, 66 Owens, Terrell, 81 Oxford, 117–118 Oxford University Sport, 118 Panama City, layover in, 18–19 Panic attacks, 122–123, 124, 272 Paparazzi, dealing with, 247 “Paradise City” (GN’R), playing, 10–11, 255–256 Paranoid (Black Sabbath), 51 Parenting challenges of, 169–184 ground rules for, 185 Skyping and, 176–177 of teenagers, 185, 230–231 traveling and, 170, 173, 184 Paris, tips for, 105–106 Parking, problems with, 107–108 Paul (crew guy), 41, 45 Paul, Bristol, 100, 101 Paul’s Boutique (The Beastie Boys), 50 Peanuts, in Harajuku, 104–105 Pearl Jam, 43, 66 Perfect Storm, The (Junger), 140 Perry, Katy, 178 Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys), 50 “Petrol” (The Vibrators), 72 Pinball machines, 13–14, 198 Pink Slips, 30, 180 Pitt, Brad, 138 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 291 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 292 Playboy, 85, 235 pinball machine, 13 writing for, 150, 279 Police, The, 66 Pollock, Donald Ray, 144, 145 Pop, Iggy, 35, 57, 141, 147–148, 178, 179, 194, 218 touring by, 217 Portrait of An American Family (Manson), 60 Powell, John Wesley, 134 Powell’s Books, 86, 133 Power (Ice T), 151 Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East, 1776 to Present (Oren), 144 Prague, sex and torture in, 108–109 “Prelude 3.0” (Slipknot), 70 Presidents of the United States of America, playing with, 278 Pret A Manger, 114 Prince, 52, 66–68, 71, 219 Punk rock, 8, 110, 151–152, 199, 221, 222, 224, 225, 226, 275 ethic of, 165–166 Pure Mania (The Vibrators), 72 Queen, 24, 68, 73, 238 Queens of the Stone Age, 68 Radio Birdman, 48 Ramones (The Ramones), 68 Ramones, The, 68, 109, 141, 179 Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age), 68 Raw Power (Iggy and the Stooges), 57 “Raw Power” (Iggy and the Stooges), 57 Reading, 86, 87, 131–132 Real Thing, The (Faith No More), 55 “Rebel, Rebel” (Bowie), 51 Rebel Yell (Idol), 57 Record, The (Fear), 55 Record sales, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226 Red Hot Chili Peppers, 239, 240 Reed, Dizzy, 245 Reed, Donna, 277 Reed, Lou, 68, 73, 178 Refused, The, 69 Reign in the Blood (Slayer), 70 Relationships, 23, 242 fixing, 230–231, 232 Reluctant Warrior (Hodgins), 139 Replacements, 246 Resendez, Andres, 145 Resentment, 15–16, 240, 244 building, 23, 235–236 getting rid of, 234, 235, 241 Restrepo (Junger), 140 Rhino Hi Five (Sam and Dave), 69 Righteous (Dag), 53 Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany, The (Shirer), 46, 145–146 Ritual de lo Habitual (Jane’s Addiction), 58 Road, The (McCarthy), 140 Rob (crew guy), 41, 45 “Rock and Roll” (Led Zeppelin), 200 Rock and Roll Animal (Lou Reed), 68 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, induction into, 236–238, 241 “Rocket Queen” (GN’R), 243 Rocks tour, 32, 217 Roland, Ed, 12 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 292 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 293 Rolling Stones, The, 48, 69, 87, 239 pinball machine, 13 touring by, 217–218 Rome, Jim, 2–6 Roosevelt, Teddy, 136 Roots, Rose, Axl, 8, 234, 238, 248, 250, 254 communicating with, 242, 243–244 relationship with, 237, 241, 252 shows with, 236–237, 245–246, 255 “Roxanne” (The Police), 66 Ruettgers, Ken, 85 Ruts, The, 110 St Regis Hotel, 37, 45, 80 staying at, 26–27, 28, 34, 74 Saints, The, 48, 69 Sal (club manager), 274 Salinger, J D., quote of, 17 Sam and Dave, 69 Saturday Night Live, Fear and, 55 Saturnalia (Gutter Twins), 56 Scaggs, Box, 59 Screaming Trees, 69–70 “Search and Destroy” (Iggy and the Stooges), 57 Seattle, 113, 199, 200, 236, 261 summer in, 257–259 Seattle Mariners, 193, 197 Seattle Public Library, 87 Seattle Seahawks, 5, 92, 187, 190, 192, 193, 195, 196–197, 219, 262, 268 following, 212, 235 Super Bowl and, 200–201, 202–208, 210, 211 Seattle Supersonics, 193, 197, 201, 205, 235 Seattle University, 37, 85, 155, 175, 232, 277 Seattle Weekly, 85, 235, 237 writing for, 150, 222, 279 Seau, Junior, 83 Security, 19, 41, 79, 151, 209, 264 flying and, 96 passing through, 98 Self-Reliance (Emerson), 137 Seven Deadly Sins (Taylor), 147 Seven Years in Tibet (movie), 138 Sex Pistols, The, 54, 56, 65, 69, 70, 110, 198, 272, 273 Shape of Punk to Come (The Refused), 69 Sheer Heart Attack (Queen), 68 Shirer, William L., 145–146 “Short and Curlies” (The Rolling Stones), 69 Short Nights of the Shadow Catcher: The Epic Life and Immortal Photographs of Edward Curtis (Egan), 135–136 Silly Killers, The, 215 Simmons, Gene, 59 Simonon, Paul, 53, 63 Sinclair, Upton, 146–147 Singles 1979–83, vol (Bauhaus), 49 Singles Going Steady (Buzzcocks), 52 Sixx, Nikki, 204, 245 Skyping, 149, 176–177 Slash, 8, 12, 14, 18, 19, 74, 75, 76, 239, 256, 259, 263, 264, 265, 278 pinball games and, 13 playing with, 10 project of, 15 Slayer, 70 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 293 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 294 Sleeping, 18, 79, 116, 119, 171 Slipknot, 12, 70 Slippery When Wet, 21 Sly and the Family Stone, 59, 70 Smith, Chad, 239 Smith, Jay, 41, 42, 43, 45, 100, 101, 102, 162 Clyro and, 44 Smith, Patti, 141 Smiths, The, 60 “Smoke on the Water” (Deep Purple), 12 Snakepit, 15 Sobriety, 2, 3, 15–16, 84, 97, 98, 209, 211, 235, 267, 274, 275, 277 importance of, 176, 186 maintaining, 4, 5, 6, 271, 272, 273 Something About Airplanes (Death Cab for Cutie), 54 “Something in the Water” (Prince), 67 “Song Remains the Same, The” (Led Zeppelin), 200 Sony Pictures, 151 Sorum, Matt, 30, 239, 255, 256, 259–260, 261, 262, 266, 268–269, 272, 273, 275, 278 fight with, 15 as front guy, 25 playing with, 10, 12, 18, 19, 24, 25, 29 Soundgarden, 70 Soundwave Festival, touring with, 23 Spiritualized, 70 Spotify, 223, 230 Springsteen, Bruce, 141, 205 Squires, Mike, 107, 133 Stalin, Joseph, 143 Staples Center, 204 Star Wars, 105 Stardust, Ziggy, 29 “Stations, The” (Gutter Twins), 56 Steinberg, Leigh, 81 Stevens, Steve, 12, 29 Stewart, Jimmy, 276, 277 Stiff Little Fingers, 71, 110, 111 Stinson, Tommy, 234, 245, 246 “Stone Cold Crazy” (Queen), 68 Stone, Oliver, Stone Sour, 24 Stone Temple Pilots, 11 Stooges, The See Iggy and the Stooges Stradlin, Izzy, 8, 14, 237, 238 Straight Outta Compton (N.W.A.), 65 Sunyata, 38 Super Bowl, 190, 191, 196–197, 220 attending, 201, 202–208, 210, 211 Super Shitty to the Max (Hellacopters), 57 Superfly (Mayfield), 62 Supergroups, 11, 12, 200 “Suspect Device” (Stiff Little Fingers), 111 Sweden Rock Festival, 223, 224 Sweet, 71 “Sweet Child O’ Mine” (GN’R), 25, 243 Sweet Oblivion (Screaming Trees), 69–70 Swift, Taylor, 178 Talents, reapplying, 83–89 Taylor, Corey, 12, 147 Taylor, John, 272, 275 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 294 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 295 Taylor, Phil “Filthy Animal,” 63 Teenagers, parenting, 177, 185, 230–231 Temptations, The, 71 Ten (Pearl Jam), 66 Texting, 187–188, 242 Thal, Jen, 245 Thal, Ron “Bumblefoot,” 245 Thanksgiving, 29, 270 in Mexico City, 19, 26, 27, 30, 31–33 That’s the Way of the World (Earth, Wind and Fire), 55 Thin Lizzy, 71 “Think About You” (GN’R), 243 Things They Carried, The (O’Brien), 144 Thompson, Hunter S., 137 “Three Days” (Jane’s 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139, 142 Undaunted Courage (Ambrose), 133 Undertones, 54 Uproar Tour, 40, 191, 192 Urquidez, Sensei Benny, 116, 124, 125, 244, 271 boxing and, 126 confidence and, 251 training with, 127 USA Today, 85 Use Your Illusion tour, 13, 15, 19, 20, 55, 255, 256 Vains, 215 Van Halen, 72 Van Halen (Van Halen), 72 Vanity 6: 71 www.Ebook777.com 9780306823879-text.indd 295 2/25/15 2:08 PM Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Index 296 Vans, traveling in, 35, 41, 44, 74, 80, 90, 115 Velvet Revolver, 12, 24, 99, 279 forming, 38, 221 record sales by, 222 tag for, 11 touring with, 175, 222, 278 Vibe magazine, Dag and, 53 Vibrators, The, 54, 72 Viper Room, playing, 88, 272, 273 Visit from the Goon Squad, A (Egan), 135 Volume (Slipknot), 70 Waits, Tom, 72 Walking Papers, 23, 27, 36, 41, 47, 90, 100, 102, 162, 178, 226, 266 album by, 220 songs by, 39 touring with, 74, 161, 182, 190, 191–192, 193, 220 “Wanted Dead Or Alive” (Bon Jovi), 21 War (Junger), 140 Ward, William Arthur: quote of, 227 Warnick, Kim, 228 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