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Michael Andrew "Duff" McKagan (born February 5, 1964), is an American musician. He played bass for twelve years in the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. McKagan rejoined the band in 2016, following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.[1]

Toward 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. Following his departure from Guns N' Roses in 1997, McKagan briefly reunited with his pre-success Seattle punk band 10 Minute Warning, before forming the still-active hard rock band Loaded, in which he performs lead vocals and rhythm guitar. Between 2002 and 2008, he played bass in the supergroup Velvet Revolver with his former Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash and Matt Sorum. He briefly performed with Alice in Chains in 2006, with Jane's Addiction in 2010 and with the supergroup Hollywood Vampires in 2016.[2] He has also collaborated in several short-lived projects with fellow Seattle-native musicians Mike McCready (primarily of Pearl Jam) and Barrett Martin (formerly of Screaming Trees) including Walking Papers and Levee Walkers.

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,[3] Playboy.com,[4] and ESPN.com.[5] Previously a high school drop-out, he attended Seattle University's Albers School of Business and Economics in the early 2000s, and subsequently founded the wealth management firm Meridian Rock.[6]

Believe in Me is Duff McKagan's first solo album, released on September 28, 1993.[1] It peaked at number 137 on the Billboard 200 and is believed to have sold about 100,000 copies worldwide.
Recording

Believe in Me features Duff's Guns N' Roses bandmates Slash, Matt Sorum, Dizzy Reed and Gilby Clarke plus Skid Row members Sebastian Bach, Rob Affuso and Dave Sabo, Lenny Kravitz and Jeff Beck.

"I haven't really listened to it," Slash admitted. "I heard it when he was making it. I mean, I don't listen to our records when they're finished either."[2]

"You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory", from the Guns N' Roses album "The Spaghetti Incident?", was recorded during sessions for this album.

"Man in the Meadow" is an elegy to McKagan's late friend Todd Crew of Jetboy.
Promotion

In 1993, a three-track single "Believe in Me" was released with B-sides "Bambi" (a cover of Prince) and "Cracked Actor" (a cover of David Bowie). The promo singles "Punk Rock Song", "Man in the Meadow" and "I Love You" were also released.

A music video for the song "Believe in Me" was also released in 1993 and received minimal airplay on MTV. It is mostly compiled of low-quality videos of Duff McKagan during his touring and recording time.