Scott Weiland Quotes
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Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting.
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I see love, like art, as an obsession. Maybe that's an overly romantic view of human existence, but I'm an overly romantic human being. If love, like rock and roll, doesn't consume me 24-7, it's not love. It can be respect, appreciation, admiration, wonderment, it can be a world of glory and a lifetime of peace, but I can't call it love. Love burns me and confuses me. Love's a light that can't be extinguished.
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I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean.
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It's a beautiful thing to be that committed to something that you get so much joy from, but it is like a sick addiction, because sometimes it's incredibly volatile, incredibly painful, and very frustrating. A man shouldn't be defined by his work, but I am.
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Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you're making records, you're dealing with musicians' tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone's individual pride.
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I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes.
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When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.
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Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much.
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Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it.
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It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will relate to that.
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When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.
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You are only as big as your experiences.
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It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family.
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I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.
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You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion.
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But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don't want to ape myself.
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Sing the song or keep it inside.
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There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.
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I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of.
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I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.