[2] Arkeen worked briefly in the oil industry in East Texas and as a slot machine repairman in Las Vegas.

[2] In an LA Weekly profile on Arkeen, Wendy Lou Gosse - his partner for nine years - described the couple "going to see bands at local clubs and bring friends back to jam and write, sometimes deep into the next day.

[5] Though he was never a member of the band, the group's vocalist Axl Rose considered adding him as a third guitarist, primarily for his prolific songwriting abilities.

[5] Arkeen collaborated with Guns N' Roses members to co-write "It's So Easy," "Crash Diet," "Bad Obsession," "The Garden," "Sentimental Movie," and "Yesterdays.

"[7] Arkeen also wrote "Make Your Play" and "Pressure" for Birmingham, Alabama band Brother Cane, as well as co-writing "My Misery" for Phantom Blue.

The trio played in The Drunkfuxs' side project together, and Arkeen co-wrote two of the songs on McKagan's debut solo record, Believe in Me.