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" Bowie is probably my favorite all-around songwriter and performer and personality. His ability to change over the years is such an inspiration. I love 'Young Americans' and 'Fame.' "

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" It's the same as Keith Richards. People still ask him the same questions they asked him 30 years ago, even though he's a completely different person. And I'm a completely different person than I was 15 years ago. "

Scott Weiland

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Him

People

" I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted. "

" Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush. "

" I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon. "

Scott Weiland

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Jam

" The great thing about kids is the immediate gratification. As soon as I get home from touring, my wife and kids become my life. There is nothing sweeter. "

" Electric red hair is more for, like, people in their 20s and early 30s. "

Scott Weiland

People

" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "

" When I put out a record or single I don't allow myself to set up expectations like, 'This song must be a number one hit. Its got to sell X amount of records.' "

" Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. "

" I've seen guys on the street who look the part of a rock star just as much as any rock star. If you feel it and you believe it, then you can get away with it. Rock on! "

" You can't be seen in your mid-40s wearing leather pants. No leather pants anymore. "

" As I've gotten older and my life is a lot more stable, I've gotten more into storytelling. "

" Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides. "

" I really have paid no attention to social media. It's never been something that I've done. There are people that put up tour dates and basically say what's going on, but I need to get more involved, because I hear about rumors that are absolutely ridiculous. "

" I don't want to stay on the road for the rest of my life. I have two kids. "

" I sang in choir as a kid. "

" To be a great band it's like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player's in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player's coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it. "

" I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of. "

" I'm beyond the point of thinking I'm powerful enough to solve my own problems. "

" Eventually I want to subsidize my income with other creative outlets that are going to not keep me tied to the road so much. "

Scott Weiland

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Creative

" I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. "

" It's like, hey, some people cook for a living, and some people milk cows. I write songs. "

" There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust. "

" You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion. "

" I still love making records, and I'm able to do it because I own my own studio, and I try to do it as much as possible. "

" I had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows. "

" Anytime I feel squeezed into a box, I just lash out. My gut reaction is to strike. It's a different character onstage: there's a whole dark sexuality that's completely different from me. You know, I don't let anybody know who I really am. "

" We're only as big as our experiences. "

" Sing the song or keep it inside. "

" I listened to a lot of Bob Dylan songs to see how he works. I've gotten into writing story-songs. "

Scott Weiland

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Songs