Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It's made everyone overly opinionated. Scott Weiland More Quotes by Scott Weiland More Quotes From Scott Weiland I see love, like art, as an obsession. Maybe that's an overly romantic view of human existence, but I'm an overly romantic human being. If love, like rock and roll, doesn't consume me 24-7, it's not love. It can be respect, appreciation, admiration, wonderment, it can be a world of glory and a lifetime of peace, but I can't call it love. Love burns me and confuses me. Love's a light that can't be extinguished. Scott Weiland lightappreciationart Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that's why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that's kind of the beauty of it. Scott Weiland songpeoplethinking Rock and roll doesn't allow you to grow up - especially if you're not trying very hard to. Scott Weiland rocksgrowing-upmusic You are only as big as your experiences. Scott Weiland bigs The thing is, unfortunately, I write the best songs when I'm miserable. Scott Weiland miserablewritingsong It's a beautiful thing to be that committed to something that you get so much joy from, but it is like a sick addiction, because sometimes it's incredibly volatile, incredibly painful, and very frustrating. A man shouldn't be defined by his work, but I am. Scott Weiland sickbeautifulmen Dead fish don't swim around in jealous tides. Scott Weiland tidesjealousswim Sing the song or keep it inside. Scott Weiland song I tend to get my hands into all these other things and all these distractions, and after a while I start feeling depleted. Scott Weiland distractionfeelingshands Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn't be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about artistic expression and putting down what you want to put down. Scott Weiland gaugesexpressiontrying Writing the songs and producing the songs and arranging them and recording them is your canvas and your palette and your brush. Scott Weiland canvaswritingsong I suffer from manic-depressive disorder, and I've chosen not to take medication for it. Because of that, every once in a while I go through manic episodes and really depressed episodes. Scott Weiland episodesdisordersuffering I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they're not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. Scott Weiland quirkyrock-and-rollrocks When you're really looking forward to something, you don't feel the sense of pressure. Scott Weiland looking-forwardpressurefeels Shoot the bad guys and I'll gladly sing a tune for you. Scott Weiland singingguytunes Well, a lot of successes come by mistake. Scott Weiland wellsmistake I'd sell one of my songs for any car commercial in the world that paid enough money. Scott Weiland carwritingsong Great classic music that I've been turned on to has not only inspired and influenced me, but it has had an effect on my songwriting. Scott Weiland songwritinginspiredclassic It doesn't matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. Scott Weiland kindproblemmatter 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. Scott Weiland guitarenergyplayer
