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VR at the El Rey in LA. Our first gig. Photograph by Karl Larsen.

Susan and I in New York on the way into a David Letterman taping of VR. Photograph by Tina Marie.

On tour with Velvet Revolver. Nice pants! Photograph by Karl Larsen.

Ah, the fog of a relapse.

Back in the saddle and sober again.

Hitting the dojo with Benny, my sensei, mentor, and brother.

Touring in Europe with Loaded for The Taking album. Photograph by Afshin Shahidi.

Love playing for our European fans—with Loaded in Lille, France. Photograph by Afshin Shahidi.

The McKagan girls on vacation in Hawaii.

The McKagans tour in London in 2010. We’re a happy family!

On stage in Buenos Aires just before I call my professor. “Duff who?”

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Table of Contents

AUTHOR’S NOTE

PROLOGUE

PART ONE KNOCKIN’ ON HEAVEN’S DOOR

PART TWO JUST AN URCHIN LIVING UNDER THE STREET

PART THREE LOADED

PART FOUR I’D LOOK RIGHT UP AT NIGHT AND ALL I’D SEE WAS DARKNESS

PART FIVE A GOOD DAY TO DIE

PART SIX YOU SHINED A LIGHT WHERE IT WAS DARK, ON MY WASTED HEART

PART SEVEN FALL TO PIECES

PART EIGHT YOU CAN’T PUT YOUR ARMS AROUND A MEMORY

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS