Duff McKagan refuses to ever write anything in his life.
Michael Andrew `` Duff '' McKagan ( born February 5 , 1964 ) is an American musician , singer , songwriter and author . Towards the end of his first tenure with Guns N ' Roses , McKagan released a solo album , Believe in Me ( 1993 ) , and formed the short-lived supergroup Neurotic Outsiders . 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 .