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" 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. "

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" I'm one of the luckiest people in the world that I was able to do what I fell in love with and be able to make a living doing it. "

Scott Weiland

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" 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. "

" It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

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

" 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. "

" There was a period when STP and I weren't making music - we weren't getting along very good at all. But I had my studio, so I was writing and recording a lot of music. But something told me not to put it out. It was all stream of consciousness; it was clever, but it didn't really have substance. "

" As horrible as jail was, there were some first-rate guys in there. "

" 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. "

" It's a horrible thing to have someone pretend like they know what you're about and call you a fraud when they haven't given you a fair shot. "

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" 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. "

" Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated. "

" 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. "

" 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.' "

" 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. "

" 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. "

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

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

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

Scott Weiland

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" In my creative life, David Bowie is definitely an enormous influence on me, being one of rock's greatest shapeshifters. "

Scott Weiland

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

Scott Weiland

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" 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. "

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

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

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

" Life doesn't make any sense unless you can enjoy the journey, and sometimes I take that for granted. "

" It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories. "