Duff McKagan Reflects on the Decline of Velvet Revolver

Duff McKagan has shared candid reflections on the disintegration of Velvet Revolver, detailing the period when the band's stability began to crumble. Speaking on the Finding Your Summit podcast, the former Guns N' Roses bassist recalled the arduous process of forming the group in 2002, which involved a two-year search for a frontman before settling on Scott Weiland.

McKagan recounted the personal efforts made to get Weiland sober during the early stages of the band, including a stint at a martial arts camp to distance the singer from heroin. While the first album, "Contraband", saw the band achieve significant success as a major rock act, McKagan noted that the stability was fragile. By the time the second album, "Libertad", was produced, the internal dynamics began to fracture.

The wheels were coming off through that whole tour. It was hard to watch.

"The wheels were coming off through that whole [second] tour," McKagan told host Mark Pattison. He described the experience of watching Weiland struggle with his personal life and the looming loss of his family as a