"Sabbath were there for me before punk." Duff Mckagan on recording with Ozzy, jamming with Tony Iommi and why Black Sabbath were true punks

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He might be famous as Guns N' Roses punk bassist, but Duff McKagan has always professed a love for music in many forms, with a longstanding relationship to both Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne, even playing on the latter's last two albums.

Hammer caught up with Duff ahead of his participation in the almighty Back To The Beginning gig to find out what Sabbath - and Ozzy - meant to him.