Duff McKagan releases David Bowie cover and new original song

Duff McKagan

The Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan released a cover of the David Bowie hit “Heroes” and a new original song called “True To The Death Rock N Roll Ballad”. He is about to start his solo tour to promote his latest album “Lighthouse”.

In an official statement he explained why he decided to release these songs right before the tour. “We thought it was a good idea to put out a couple of fresh songs right here on the eve of the ‘Lighthouse’ tour.”

“”Choosing David Bowie’s ‘Heroes’ seemed to be a natural subject matter for me (I am, of course, a massive history nerd)…star-crossed lovers in the shadow of the mid-’70s Cold War-era Berlin Wall.”

“To try and compliment this era, I chose a sort of ’70s glam-rock song that I wrote some time last year, ‘True To The Death Rock N Roll Ballad’, another lyric where love and lust and time are the central figures. We hope you dig this ‘single’ and thank you all for just being you!” Duff McKagan said.

Hear the new Duff McKagan songs “Heroes” (David Bowie cover) and “True To The Death Rock N Roll Ballad”

McKagan 2024 tour dates

September

  • 30 – Dublin, Ireland – Dublin Academy

October

  • 2 – Glasgow, Scotland – Oran Mor
  • 3 – Manchester, UK – Manchester Academy 2
  • 5 – London, UK – Islington Assembly Hall
  • 7 – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg
  • 8 – Cologne, Germany – Kantine
  • 9 – Munich, Germany – Freiheitshalle
  • 11 – Brno, Czech Republic, Sono Centrum
  • 13 – Warsaw, Poland – Stodola
  • 14 – Berlin, Germany – Heimathafen
  • 16 – Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
  • 17 – Solothurn, Switzerland – Kofmehl
  • 19 – Liege, Belgium – OM
  • 20 – Paris, France – Trianon
  • 22 – Stockholm, Sweden – Nalen

November

  • 4 – Boston, MA – Paradise
  • 6 – New York, NY – Le Poisson Rouge
  • 8 – Chicago, IL – Outset
  • 10 – Denver, CO – Bluebird Theater
  • 13 – Los Angeles, CA – El Rey
  • 18 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
  • 20 – Seattle, WA – Showbox
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