Scott Weiland Quotes - Page 2

When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.

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

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

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.

Bowie's obviously my biggest influence.

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

It's got big riffs and really it's a rock and roll album. I think Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver fans will relate to that

I sang in choir as a kid.

I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on.

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

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

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

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

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.

I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean.

I've changed the way I look at things. 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 have fallen into that trap before.

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

As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record.

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

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.

It's better to not set your expectations high. And that's what happens when you have a long career - not every album is going to be record setting.