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  • It's So Easy

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  • By: Duff McKagan
  • Narrated by: Christian Rummel
  • Length: 10 hrs and 16 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (1,265 ratings)
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It's So Easy

By: Duff McKagan
Narrated by: Christian Rummel
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Summary

In his New York Times best seller, Duff McKagan, founding member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, shares the story of his rise to fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his life-saving transformation via a unique path to sobriety.

In 1984, at the age of 20, Duff McKagan left his native Seattle - partly to pursue music, but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then-decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In LA only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as "Slash." Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. Guns N' Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide. In It's So Easy, Duff recounts Guns' unlikely trajectory to a string of multiplatinum albums, sold-out stadium concerts, and global acclaim. But that kind of glory can take its toll, and it did - ultimately - on Duff, as well as on the band itself. As Guns began to splinter, Duff felt that he himself was done, too. But his near death as a direct result of alcoholism proved to be his watershed, the turning point that sent him on a unique path to sobriety and the unexpected choices he has made for himself since. In a voice that is as honest as it is indelibly his own, Duff - one of rock's smartest and most articulate personalities - takes fans on a harrowing journey through the dark heart of one of the most notorious bands in rock and roll history and out the other side.

©2011 Duff McKagan (P)2016 Audible, Inc.

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I listen to alot of autobiographies, probably 2 or 3 a month (depending on length). I dont often find my self composed to write a review but this book was brilliant. So good infact that, like Duff felt if he wasnt touring, I have a hole now that needs filling.

brilliantly written, am now a huge fan of the man that is Duff McKagan

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Fantastic

Duff's a great bass player and tells a good tale of lows and highs and lows and highs of the life he has had so far. Very cool, and oddly, the narrator sounds like he could be Duff's brother or something. Really similar voice if a little deeper.

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Awful

Terrible voice reading the story, I can't believe there is an American anywhere that speaks in this awful drone.

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Loved this

The GnR stuff is great, and so is Duff's story of how he got himself sober and into biking and martial arts. An inspirational story. The narrator is fantastic, a perfect choice.

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Great listen for any music fan

As a GnR fan I thought this would be of relative interest and some easy listening. What actually happened is once I started listening I couldn’t stop! A great story (and humble) on the rise, peak, fall and redemption of not only a great musician but also a very interesting and dedicated guy.

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I don't even LIKE GnR.

I had no idea who the guy was before I read the precis. I don't like GnR. How did I wind up with this? Well my sister mentioned Russel Brand's biography, I had a look at that (alcohol addictions being a mutual interest), didn't like it and this popped up as a similar book. I listened to the sample and thought "wow". So I got it.

It's an amazing ride from nothing, showcasing a lot of work, good luck, bad decisions, good decisions and moments of "that's just wow". This guy definitely put some work in and he takes you on this journey via some truly "WTF" moments.

The narrator is excellent and gives a real feel for someone talking "off the cuff". I couldn't fault him and I'll look for other things he's done as a result of listening to this book.

The last 5th of the book seems a bit rushed and I do wonder about a sequel.

Fantastic book and you REALLY don't need to like GnR to enjoy it.

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Duff Rocks

If you like all things G’n’R like me this will give you a proper inside look at the band and how they came up together. Along with that a great story of a guy who lived the lifestyle became an addict and then came out the other side. Great story, great musician, I really enjoyed the story.

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Great book.

I love a rock star autobiography and this didn’t disappoint. Really enjoyed this book. What a life! Well narrated.

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Good in sight to one of my favourite artists

As a big guns n roses and Duff fan. I was disappointed that the book wasn’t narrated by the man himself but the chap reading it did sound like Duff. I enjoyed his attempts at the English accent! It’s a really enjoyable listen. My only other niggle was I would have liked some more details to some of the backstage shenanigans. However listening to the book I imagine Diff cannot remember the half it! So pleased he turbines his life around and found love and a family

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Absolutely brilliant

I couldn’t put this down, a truly compelling tale, brilliantly written in incredible detail and performed.

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