Scott Weiland Quotes
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I'd sell one of my songs for any car commercial in the world that paid enough money. But to stay in the Top Ten for weeks on end when I'm in my forties by letting Glen Ballard write songs for me? F**k that.
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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 can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.
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I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish.
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It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.
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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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When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure.
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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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I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of.
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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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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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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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You are only as big as your experiences.
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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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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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I want my ex-wife and children to be happy.
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I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb.