Duff McKagan's Guide To LA
In 1984, at the age of 20, Duff McKagan left his native Seattle — partly to pursue music but mainly to get away from a host of heroin overdoses then decimating his closest group of friends in the local punk scene. In L.A. only a few weeks and still living in his car, he answered a want ad for a bass player placed by someone who identified himself only as "Slash." Soon after, the most dangerous band in the world was born. Guns N' Roses went on to sell more than 100 million albums worldwide.
A founding member of Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver, in It's So Easy Duff McKagan shares the story of his rise to the pinnacle of fame and fortune, his struggles with alcoholism and drug addiction, his personal crash and burn, and his phoenix-like transformation via a unique path to sobriety.
Los Angeles is my home away from home. LA is totally different from Seattle in countless ways. Los Angeles is a transient town, where people come to get either "discovered," or climb a socio-economic ladder in some way or another. Here then, are some places in LA, where you can be "seen."
Runyon Canyon
Built from the ashes of the old Errol Flynn estate, this rugged hiking trail sits smack-dab in the hills right above Hollywood. You can find budding young stars and starlets showing their skin for the producers and directors that also hike these trails.
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113 N Robertson Blvd.
Los Angeles, California 90048
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Go see the Hollywood elite, or the people trying to get into their good graces.
Rodeo Drive
Again, this is a place where people are trying get discovered. I was down there earlier this year, and noticed the same dressed-to-the-hilt women, strolling up and down this street again and again. Hoping that the next Rolls Royce or Lamborghini that drove by would stop to offer a ride, was my guess.
