“Slash and I could drink anyone under the table, but Arnold Schwarzenegger was a challenge. He was smoking and swearing all the time”: Duff McKagan’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, Aerosmith, Johnny Thunders and The Terminator

Duff McKagan flipping the bird at the camera.

As a member of one of rock’s all-time biggest bands, Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has crossed paths with countless personal heroes and fellow superstars alike. In 2008, as part of Classic Rock’s regular Ever Met Hendrix? feature in which musicians look back on the great and the good they’re encountered, Duff shared anecdotes about jamming with Iggy Pop, ignoring phone calls from Aerosmith and getting smashed with Arnold Schwarzenegger.