Duff McKagan wrote his new track amidst a panic assault.
The Weapons N’ Roses rocker has launched an EP which tackles psychological well being, and he is revealed the title monitor, ‘This Is The Music’, got here to him whereas he was struggling an episode and the way he managed to regain his calm by strumming his acoustic guitar.
He shared in a letter to followers: “This Is The Music was written in the course of a panic assault. I couldn’t breathe and couldn’t see straight, and these days, I’ve fortunately discovered my acoustic guitar as a refuge. If I simply maintain on to that guitar, play chords, and hum melodies, I can begin to climb my method out of that gap. For these of you who’ve by no means skilled one thing like this, rely yourselves blessed. To these of you who acknowledge what I’m speaking about: YOU ARE NOT ALONE! (sic)”
He sings: “That is the track that’s gonna save my life as I scrape for sanity.”
The EP additionally options the tracks ‘Move You By’ and ‘Cannot Come To Quickly’.
The 59-year-old musician – who launched the mini album throughout Psychological Well being Consciousness Month – shared how he has suffered from panic dysfunction since he was a teen.
He informed followers in his letter: “I’ve handled a sure number of panic dysfunction because the age of 16, and in these current years, my panic dysfunction has morphed and twisted and introduced alongside some darkness that appears to look out of completely nowhere.
“It may be terrifying.”
The songs mark Duff’s first new solo music in 4 years, following his 2019 LP ‘Tenderness’.
In the meantime, Weapons N’ Roses have a jam-packed tour schedule, together with headlining Glastonbury subsequent month.
