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Duff McKagan Leaves Jane's Addiction After Just Five Months

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With most bands it's the perennial struggle to hold on to drummers, but with L.A. rockers Jane's Addiction, the problem has always been holding to their bottom end . And now Reuters reports that bassist Duff McKagan has left the band after just five months in the job.

Despite playing a few gigs and working on new material for the band's first album in seven years , the former Guns N' Roses bassist has quit after citing the age old problem of "musical differences."

Jane's Addiction said in a statement released via e-mail, "Hey we wanted to thank Duff for helping us write songs for our new record. We love the songs we worked on with him -- and the gigs were a blast -- but musically we were all headed in different directions. From here Duff is off to work on his own stuff so we wish him all the best."

It is understood that McKagan will now concentrate on his band, Duff McKagan's Loaded, who recently finished working on their new album with Soundgarden and Pantera producer Terry Date.

Loaded are in the process of finding a new home after parting ways with Century Media Records who released the band's debut album, 2009's 'Sick.'

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Jen

When did Duff turn into David Bowie?

September 07 2010 at 7:41 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
dave Trupia

Hey man I am a bass player lookin for work if Duff does not want the paycheck I'll take it....

September 07 2010 at 7:03 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
LionWoods

never understood what anyone found appealing about J.A. I can sing as well as Perry Farrell and I can't sing at all.

September 07 2010 at 5:57 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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SLM in SC

Uh, to each his own...

September 07 2010 at 6:24 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Charlie

This "Duff ain't Flea" stuff, obviously points to Flea's prowess and chops on the bass, which in a pissing contest, would serve him well. Playing music and creating parts for a song that compliment the writer's idea,with economy and taste, as well as thunderous passages (if that be what is necessary), should always be the goal of a band member. If you are so conscious of a bass passage in a song, then I would suggest that maybe there is a good chance that it is the wrong choice overall. James Jamerson of the Mowtown era, is a perfect example of a bass player working his chops into a song without stepping all over it. John Paul Jones as well. You knew they were there, but you "didn't" at the same time.

September 07 2010 at 5:39 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Booker T. Johnston

PHUCK DUFF HE IS AN ECCENTRIC Q U E E R ANYWAY!!!!!!!

September 07 2010 at 5:00 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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pnut166

Don`t you have somebody to go rescue ?

September 08 2010 at 1:54 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
iviethodaurum

Duff aint flea....flea is tough to beat.

September 07 2010 at 4:59 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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Mark


But Duff can play, write, and sing.

September 07 2010 at 7:36 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
mintrubble71

Eric Avery was the bassist for Jane's until the 1st time they broke up. Everything since then has been garbage anyway.

September 07 2010 at 4:15 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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steve

yup--- i dont give a shit

September 07 2010 at 8:16 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
pck

@ Eric: they had Eric Avery, Flea, Martyn LeNoble, and Chris Chaney as well as Duff playing bass in JA

September 07 2010 at 2:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Eric Blade

What do you mean "always"? Jane's had exactly one bassist through their first incarnation.

September 07 2010 at 11:11 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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andrrzej stopyra

no, they also had that othe guy besides avery

September 07 2010 at 12:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
nianqing3h

It is understood that McKagan will now concentrate on his band, Duff McKagan's Loaded, who recently finished working on their new album with Soundgarden and Pantera producer Terry Date. My boyfriend thinks the same with me. He is eight years older than me, lol. We met online at agelessmat e.c om a nice and free place for younger women and older men, or older women and younger men, to interact with each other. Maybe you wanna check out or tell your friends.

September 07 2010 at 4:08 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply