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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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" A lot of journalists like to suck up to celebrities, and then as soon as they're a safe distance away at their computers, they take shots. But that's the way society has become, especially in pop culture. "

Scott Weiland

Society

Culture

Distance

" Lyrically, there's a lot of songs that are influenced by my wife. They're about my wife and I. "

" I like wearing fitted jackets mixed with jeans, a button-down shirt and a tie. I like to keep the rock and roll feel but class it up a bit. As far as stage clothes, I prefer John Varvatos and All Saints. They have clothing that is really accessible for wearing every day as well as for wearing on stage. I also love J. Lindeberg's suits. "

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

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

" 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.' "

" 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. "

Scott Weiland

Suffer

Chosen

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

Scott Weiland

Writing

Songs

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

" 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. "

" The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable. "

" One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I've taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that's an important thing. "

Scott Weiland

Changes

Always

" 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. "

" Not many people are able to say that they had in their professional career the chance to perform in two bands that won Grammys and were multiplatinum bands. "

" I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it. "

" If I was in a zombie apocalypse, I wouldn't be playing music, because that would attract zombies. "

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

" I want my ex-wife and children to be happy. "

" Sing the song or keep it inside. "

" For the most part, rock fans don't go and buy CDs any more, very rarely. It's pretty much about downloads and streaming. "

" When I was around nine years old, I was a fan of Shaun Cassidy's first album. "

" 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.' "

" Do I show up onstage late sometimes? That's something I could definitely work on. I'm human. "

Scott Weiland

Show

Human

" It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. "

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

" Well, a lot of successes come by mistake. "

" I was just a kid in 1987 when I heard of the Pixies, the year after I graduated high school. But I had my band together, and my best friend at the time, Corey Hickock, who was the guitar player in the band that would become STP, Mighty Joe Young, turned me on to the Pixies. "

" Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you. "

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

Scott Weiland

People

" When bands got really big and sold a lot of records back in the day and did really well on the road, everyone developed a certain ego. And there's a certain entitlement that comes with that. And it stops people from communicating the way you used to communicate when you were in a band together and it was all for one, one for all. "