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" 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. "
Scott Weiland
Musicians
Everyone
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" 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. "
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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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" 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. "
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" 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. "
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" As horrible as jail was, there were some first-rate guys in there. "
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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 really didn't get obsessed with Bowie until my freshman year in high school. I remember listening to 'Starman' and thinking it sounded like it was a song for kids, like a lullaby. The Thin White Duke is my favorite look that he created. "
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" The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable. "
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" 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. "
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" There was a period of time where I really hated rock music. "
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" I was on the pro-Nirvana, anti-Pearl Jam bandwagon. "
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" Every single thing I've done has made me who I am today. The only thing I would take back is hurting the people that I love, and the people who I love have already read my lyrics and heard my apologies. But the rest of the world, I don't need to apologize to them. My life doesn't have anything to do with the rest of the world. "
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" Bowie's obviously my biggest influence. "
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" It's like, hey, some people cook for a living, and some people milk cows. I write songs. "
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" There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust. "
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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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" We're only as big as our experiences. "
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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. "
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" 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. "
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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. "
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" Well, a lot of successes come by mistake. "
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" Lyrically, there's a lot of songs that are influenced by my wife. They're about my wife and I. "
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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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" 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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" In my creative life, David Bowie is definitely an enormous influence on me, being one of rock's greatest shapeshifters. "
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" 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. "
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" I feel lucky to be alive. "
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