Stone Temple Pilots Quotes
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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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I had walked away from the music industry because I had a certain integrity and all that.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.
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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 felt I had a good ear, and I had the ability to sing like my influences.
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I know what kind of artist I want to be, what I'm capable of, what I'm not capable of.
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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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There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust.
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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've been through the music industry and with the Internet the music industry is not what it used to be.
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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.
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I wanted to be in control of my own destiny.
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Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush.
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There's so many STP songs that are just classic to me, and just so influential in my musical growth.
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So I just try to be me and feel the songs and feel the energy of the band with me.