Main instrument: Bass Guitar Other instruments: Guitar and drums Real name: Michael Andrew McKagan Born: February 5, 1964 Hometown: Seattle, Washington Height: 6 feet, 3 inches Married to: Susan Holmes Children: Two daughters, Grace (born August 27th, 1997) and May Marie (born July 16th, 2000) Number Of Siblings: Seven (Duff is the youngest) First concert: Aerosmith First record: KISS Alive Number Of Bands before GN'R: 31, including the Fartz [drums], 10 Minute Warning, Cannibal [guitar], speed-poppers the Living, Silly Killers, The D.T.'s, Cleavage, The Fastbacks [drums], Vains, Crisis Party, Our Gang, Wandering Bandeleros, Thankless Dogs and Hobo Skank Solo Albums: Believe In Me (1993) and Beautiful Disease Recorded with (amongst others): Iggy Pop, Gilby Clarke, Izzy Stradlin and Mark Lanegan. Quit GN'R: August 1997 Sideproject: Neurotic Outsiders Played in: 10 Minute Warning (before and after GN'R!), Loaded, Mad For The Racket, The Gentlemen Current band: Velvet Revolver Bass guitar influence: Sid Vicious Other: Has been called Duff since he was two years old. He got the name from his parents and it stuck. Made his acting debut as a "punk-rock vampire" on the sci-fi television series Sliders. Has produced an EP with Betty Blowtorch. Publishing title : Pimp Music