Wes Borland Professions : Musician Born : February 7, 1975 Browse All Authors Top 24 quotes by Wes Borland Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families. Wes Borland modern-family real gone Music has completely taken over every aspect of my life and ruined everything. Wes Borland ruined aspect taken I've never been in a band where someone goes, 'Ah, I've got the perfect name! And it's because I climbed Mount Fuji, and at the top a golden dove came down...' It's always a bunch of guys sitting around going, 'How about Rotten Chipmunks? Wes Borland guy names perfect It's always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar riffs. Wes Borland pleasure guitar strong Selling records is fantastic. But if you're not loving what you do, and if everybody is throwing knives at you, it can get old very fast. Wes Borland knives records loving-what-you-do I've accepted the fact that Limp Bizkit is my band, one that I'm a part of, a band that I've built from the beginning. It does me no good to be in somebody else's band playing their music, like Marilyn Manson or Korn. Being in Limp Bizkit allows me to be myself. Wes Borland band doe facts I don't feel like singing should be taken lightly. It's one of the hardest things I've ever done, but it's coming along. Wes Borland singing done taken I've never really been schooled in music theory. I'm a guitar player, and I attack the guitar in a certain way that it not fully unique to me, but it's more unique that some other people. Wes Borland guitar unique player It's weird to try to write lyrics for somebody else. They can't really get behind what you're saying or what you want them to say because they didn't experience it. Wes Borland want writing trying Limp Bizkit is my main priority, but my side project, Black Light Burns, is still a labor of love. We have a record written, so we'll see when that comes out. When we tour, we go out in a van and trailer with me driving. Wes Borland priorities black light I've always wanted to be a songwriter and a storyteller and somebody who conveys a feeling to the listener or the viewer. Wes Borland storyteller wanted feelings I could have probably gone on and still played the part of the guitar player of Limp Bizkit, but musically I was kind of bored. If I was to continue, it would have been about the money and not about the true music, and I don't want to lie to myself, or to them or to fans of Limp Bizkit. Wes Borland guitar player lying There may be something good in silence. It's a brand new thing. You can hear the funniest little discussions, if you keep turning the volume down. Shut yourself up, and listen out loud. Wes Borland silence may funny I'm always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things. Wes Borland different artist trying Guys are idiots, till they're what, 40 years old. Wes Borland 40th-birthday guy years We're gonna totally sell out and try to dominate the world Wes Borland sells trying world All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. Wes Borland writing song character I have nothing to complain about. Wes Borland complaining I don't feel there's any kind of pain in my life. Wes Borland pain kind feels I would love to put out music that was just stunning or soul-baring or whatever. But I don't think I have the voice for it. Wes Borland voice soul thinking Similar Authors Adam Jones musician Izzy Stradlin musician Bon Scott musician Brad Delp musician Brad Delson musician Brian Eno musician All Authors
