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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. "

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" When I formed the band and created the Wildabouts with my friends, we decided we wanted to make a band-sounding album, a rock-sounding album. I made two solo albums before that were more experimental albums, and I think that they didn't really resonate with my fan base because they were too out-there, too artsy. "

Scott Weiland

Think

Band

Friends

" 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. "

" The Beatles have always had a big effect on me. "

" 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. "

" My favorite hobby is writing and recording songs at my studio. I like to surf, but I don't get a chance to do that as much as I'd like. I don't live close to the beach. I also like to ski, but I don't get to do that much, either. "

" I used to just write about my own apathy, but that youthful, apathetic way of looking at things grew thin as I got older. "

" People read things on Google, and they have these perceptions, these misconceived perceptions of who you are. At times that hurts, because they really don't know who I am. "

" Not sure how I can be 'terminated' from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of their biggest hits. But that's something for the lawyers to figure out. "

" 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. "

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

" 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 want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish. "

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

" To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me. "

Scott Weiland

Love

You

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

" When you're in love, you've found your soul mate, you think life is going one way, and suddenly it's completely apparent it's not. You have to rethink your whole purpose. "

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

" 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. "

" 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

" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "

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

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

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

" Who you are as a person has to do with what you think and how you feel. It has to do with how you love and how you care for people. "

" 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

Want

Creative

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb. "

" 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. "

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