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How to be a man : (and other illusions) / Duff McKagan ; [Chris Kornelis, collaborator].

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boston, MA : Da Capo Press, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: viii, 296 pages ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 030682387X (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0306823888 (e-book : alk. paper)
  • 9780306823879 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 9780306823886 (e-book : alk. paper)
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Contents:
Start with a strong base -- Mind your business -- Don't burn any bridges -- Stay humble -- Give thanks -- Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty -- Know your tunes -- Set goals (and boundaries) -- Be smart with your money (and your talents) -- Make time for your friends -- When in Rome -- Convert darkness into productivity (and a panty-dropping set of pecks) -- Skip the stripclub, hit the bookstore -- Be loyal -- Get a dog -- Be the man -- Find a good woman (or dude) and hold her close -- Parent, even if it's via Skype -- Date like you mean it -- Keep your friends close -- See something, say something -- Don't die young (you'll miss out on being 50) -- Innovate and modernize. then get up and do it again -- Know how to fix things (and what you can't fix) -- Let go of resentments, Vol. I -- Let go of resentments, Vol. II -- Prioritize and strategize -- Epilogue. Never quit doing what you love.
Summary: "The cofounder of Guns n' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Walking Papers ... 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"--Amazon.com.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library Biography McKagan, D. M153 Available 33111008011419
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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 candour and humour, 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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Start with a strong base -- Mind your business -- Don't burn any bridges -- Stay humble -- Give thanks -- Don't be afraid to get your hands dirty -- Know your tunes -- Set goals (and boundaries) -- Be smart with your money (and your talents) -- Make time for your friends -- When in Rome -- Convert darkness into productivity (and a panty-dropping set of pecks) -- Skip the stripclub, hit the bookstore -- Be loyal -- Get a dog -- Be the man -- Find a good woman (or dude) and hold her close -- Parent, even if it's via Skype -- Date like you mean it -- Keep your friends close -- See something, say something -- Don't die young (you'll miss out on being 50) -- Innovate and modernize. then get up and do it again -- Know how to fix things (and what you can't fix) -- Let go of resentments, Vol. I -- Let go of resentments, Vol. II -- Prioritize and strategize -- Epilogue. Never quit doing what you love.

"The cofounder of Guns n' Roses, Velvet Revolver, and Walking Papers ... 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"--Amazon.com.

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