Weapons N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has published that he and Alice In Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell are serious about recording an album in combination. McKagan’s revelation is available in the newest episode of Lifestyles In The Shares, the podcast hosted via journalist and broadcaster Matt Shares.
McKagan informs Shares that he is enjoying bass on 5 songs on Cantrell’s subsequent solo album – which is lately being recorded – earlier than revealing that the pair have regarded as taking the collaboration additional.
“We are serious about doing a joint document someday,” says Duff. “We made a video for that tune Simply Do not Know [the first single from McKagan’s 2023 solo album Lighthouse]. So we have been putting out with our acoustic guitars, and we wrote like 4 songs in two or 3 hours.”
“I actually respect guys like Jerry,” he provides. “It is actually great for me to paintings with guys who’re mainly the very same age and feature been throughout the actual [same] shit. I will see him write songs and combat his guitar for no matter lead. It is so nice to observe. He tortures himself to get to this position. Goddammit!”
Somewhere else within the podcast, McKagan talks about Scott Weiland and his time in Velvet Revolver, his struggles with dependancy, the Weapons N’ Roses reunion, and Axl Rose’s stint in AC/DC. The entire episode is underneath.
McKagan and Cantrell have prior to now labored on a number of initiatives in combination, with McKagan enjoying bass on Cantrell’s 2021 solo album Brighten and the guitarist returning the favour on Lighthouse. Cantrell additionally performed guitar on How To Be A Guy, the EP accompanying McKagan’s e book How To Be A Guy (And Different Illusions), revealed in 2015, and on his 1993 solo album Imagine In Me.
