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, 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