Duff McKagan Quotes

I went to see 'Shine a Light,' and it was the most perfect thing I could have done to watch that man do what he does in front of an audience. It's primarily Mick Jagger, but they're all so confident and relaxed and in love with what they do, and aware of the power of what they do. It's just deeply, deeply attractive.

'The Voice' gave me a chance to show people the side of me that is an artist. People didn't know what that would look like or sound like. It allowed people to see that potential.

You know, when I did 'American Idol' the three times, I tried to tell these kids you have to tell the story of the lyric.

If you can play well in the studio, you can play well on stage.

To go on the road and see people sing my own lyrics back to me is just fantastic.

On any given night - there are nights that you feel better. There are nights that you are vocally better. There are nights that you are not as vocally good. No question about it.

If you've got a good song, it's easy to play. But you can't make a bad song sound good no matter who you have to play on it.

Singing well has always been important to me, but the most important factor is the connection to the audience.

I think I always had a musicality, and I think I could tell a good song from a bad song. And I would appreciate hearing something that was new to me.

All I have to concentrate on is my performing.

When you go see a good DJ, you'll know it, man - you'll know it in your bones. Between the guy who's phoning it in and the guy who's obsessively working it to give you the best show of his life.

Before, I was terrified on stage. I only play guitar during the acoustic songs. After a while, you can elicit certain responses from the crowd, like Elvis.

As a performer, I'm very, very confident in what I do.

You don't play around with a good song. You try to just say it right in the proper place, and if you get the music and voice in tune, you'll be all right. That's always worked for me.

As a performer, I groove to my own songs.

When I go to do a show, it's my time; it's all about me. You've come to see me. You haven't come to see me if you're in an armchair watching a video. It's very distracting.

At The Verve's first-ever gig, I said that we were gonna blow this local band off the stage. It was only in the local Wigan paper, and they rang me to ask why I was being so aggressive. I just went, 'Hey man, it's like boxing. I'm just trying to sell a ticket.'

Whenever I sing a song, I just want it to reach out to the audience.

If you're in a rock band, you're never too tame.

I feel like if it's a good song on a guitar, it's a good song no matter what.

I'm proud when my dance numbers are spoken about for my expressions and steps.

I think our strongest suit is our live show.

When I sing with Loaded, I can't move at all. I'm playing guitar, and I'm singing.

On stage, it's very naked. There's a reason you shake your knees. You're very vulnerable, cos it's just you, your body is the instrument. But I always had confidence in my voice, if I had the right song, the right words to sing.

I remember Wrestlemania VI, being in my locker room painting my face, about halfway done, and the production guys came, and they knocked on the door, and they came in. I was looking in the mirror at them, and they said, 'Hey, Warrior, we've got a cart to take you to the ring.' I just looked at them, and I said, 'I'm running to the ring.'