In 1982, McKagan became the drummer for the hardcore punk band The Fartz, with whom he recorded several demos, five of which were included on their 1990 album You, We See You Crawling.
En 1982 McKagan converteuse no batería do grupo hardcore punk The Fartz, co cal gravou varias cancións demo, cinco das cales foron incluídas no seu álbum de 1990 You, We See You Crawling.