Duff McKagan's responding to "The Simpsons" name controversy ... saying he really doesn't care even if they did use his name -- but, he still thinks the connection's obvious.
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00:00We just did that story about how you thought the Simpsons created Duff Beer based on your
00:08name.
00:09Did I say that?
00:10Did you?
00:11Do you think that?
00:12Wait.
00:13Rephrase the question.
00:14So the Simpsons...
00:15I think it's hilarious that they're kind of going nuts on this thing.
00:22You do?
00:23Yeah.
00:24How come?
00:25Because I've never treated it as a big deal.
00:29How doth thou protest?
00:31Yeah.
00:32Are you not that worried about it?
00:34What am I worried about?
00:36About the Simpsons using the name Duff to create the beer.
00:41It's been going on for 35 years.
00:42The creator responded and basically said that they hadn't heard of Guns N' Roses, which
00:46your biggest album, Appetite for Destruction, came out in 87.
00:50To the Mads.
00:51Right?
00:52And then 89, that's when the Simpsons premiered.
00:53So there's no way they didn't hear about you.
00:55Plus they said that Duff basically describes the guys that sit on their butt and drink
01:01beer all day.
01:02It's been a story that's been going on for 35 years.
01:04I don't care about it.
01:07My wife showed it to me.
01:08Somebody came out on their camp and we never heard of him or whatever.
01:13To me it's kind of hilarious.
01:14It doesn't matter at all.
01:17I'm not going to sue you or something, you know, whatever.
01:23Would you just appreciate if they acknowledged- I don't care.
01:28You said that they had reached out to you back in the day.
01:31There was a call from our office, but I didn't know about branding or any of that kind of
01:36thing.
01:37And it was like an adult, I thought it was like a college art project, cartoon.
01:40I was like, great, they can use my name for the beer.
01:43So you stand behind the fact that they did know about you and they did reach out?
01:49I don't know.
01:50I think give credit where credit is due, right?
01:54I don't care.
01:55They blew up.
01:56Good for them.
01:57You know, excellent.
01:58You used the name of the beer.
01:59Awesome.
02:00I don't care at all.
02:01At all.
02:02Yeah.
02:03Any message to the Simpsons writer creator?
02:04Peace out, guys.
02:05Don't worry about it.