Rock musician Duff McKagan has an estimated net worth of $20 million. He grew up in Seattle where he was taught to play bass guitar by his brother Bruce, and after dropping out of high school, he played in several Seattle bands before moving to Los Angeles where he earned a living waiting tables. He met future Guns N’ Roses band mates Slash and Steven Adler after answering a newspaper advert and all three of them joined singer Axl Rose in Guns N’ Roses a short while later. After a roller coaster ride through highs and lows fueled by drink and drugs, he finally left the band in 1997.
After nearly dying from acute pancreatitis, McKagan stayed sober and has since played in the bands Velvet Revolver, Jane’s Addiction, as well as his own group, Loaded. After going to the University in Seattle, he now runs a wealth management company, Meridian Rock, which helps other rock musicians look after their financial investments. He has also written a regular column on the economy for Playboy magazine, fittingly titled Duffonomics. He continues to play and record music and has also had a couple of minor acting roles including playing a vampire rocker in an episode of the TV show Sliders.
Earnings & Financial Data
|
Date |
Category |
Description |
Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
|
2008 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Sick with the American hard rock band Loaded |
$1,400,000 |
|
2006 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Libertad with the American hard rock band Velvet Revolver (certified gold by Music Canada and silver by BPI) |
$110,000 |
|
2003 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Contraband with the American hard rock band Velvet Revolver (certified 2x platinum by RIAA and Music Canada, and gold by ARIA and BPI) |
$3,235,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from his album Believe in Me |
$100,000 |
|
1992 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album “The Spaghetti Incident?” with the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses (certified 3x platinum by Music Canada, platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI and BVMI) |
$1,570,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Use Your Illusion I with the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses (certified diamond by Music Canada, 7x platinum by RIAA, 2x platinum by BVMI, and platinum by BPI) |
$17,000,000 |
|
1990 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Use Your Illusion II with the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses (certified 9x platinum by Music Canada, 7x platinum by RIAA, platinum by BPI, and 5x gold by BVMI) |
$16,000,000 |
|
1987 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album G N’ R Lies with the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses (certified 5x platinum by RIAA, and gold by BPI and BVMI) |
$5,200,000 |
|
1986 |
Record Sales |
Estimated earnings from the album Appetite for Destruction with the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses (certified diamond by Music Canada, 18x platinum by RIAA, 2x paltinum by BPI, and platinum by BVMI) |
$30,800,000 |