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How to Be a Man

(and other illusions)

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By Duff McKagan

By Chris Kornelis

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On Sale
May 10, 2016
Page Count
304 pages
Publisher
Da Capo
ISBN-13
9780306824494

Price

$19.99

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$25.99 CAD

Format

Trade Paperback

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The cofounder of Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Walking Papers shares what the hard-knock rock life has taught him about how to be a good dude (in spite of it all).

One wouldn’t usually turn to a veteran of Guns N’ Roses for advice on how to live, but Duff McKagan is not a typical rock musician. As chronicled in the New York Times bestseller It’s So Easy (and other lies), Duff got sober at thirty, went back to school, got smart about money, fell in love, became a father, and got his life back on track. Through trial and considerable error, Duff has learned to strike the balance between family and work, travel and contentment, financial aptitude and sacrifice.

In How to Be a Man (and other illusions), Duff takes the reader into the life of an international rock musician and shares, with disarming candor and humor, the solid life lessons he’s learned along the way to success and fulfillment in both his family life and his career. From hard-won advice on such basics as starting with a strong base and staying humble, to techniques on how to stave off depression and transform darker impulses into something productive, How to Be a Man is the ultimate guide to rocking life — not as a dissolute train-wreck “rock star,” but as a man destined for success and longevity.

Genre:

  • Nonfiction
  • Biography & Autobiography
  • Composers & Musicians
  • Music

Duff McKagan is the cofounder of hard rock groups Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver and is the author of the New York Times bestseller It's So Easy (and other lies). He lives with his family in Seattle and Los Angeles.

  • "Encapsulates [McKagan's] life and what he's learned in a highly readable way that everyone—man or woman—can relate to."
    LA Weekly

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Duff McKagan

About the Author

Duff McKagan is the cofounder of hard rock groups Guns N’ Roses and Velvet Revolver and is the author of the New York Times bestseller It’s So Easy (and other lies). He lives with his family in Seattle and Los Angeles.

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Chris Kornelis

About the Author

Chris Kornelis is a regular contributor to the Wall Street Journal, and has written for Maxim, the Village Voice and many other publications. He recently collaborated with Duff McKagan on his memoir, How to Be A Man (and Other Illusions), the follow-up to his bestselling memoir, It’s So Easy (And Other Lies). Kornelis lives with his wife and their two kids near Seattle, Washington.

Illustrator Aaron Bagley is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist. Aaron did all the inside illustrations for Kurt Reighley’s United States of Americana (Harper, 2010) and has worked with many publications, including Seattle Weekly and The Stranger. He can routinely be seen drawing comics about cats. He resides in Seattle with his wife and newborn son.

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