I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot. Stone Gossard More Quotes by Stone Gossard More Quotes From Stone Gossard We’re super fortunate in Pearl Jam to have such loyal fans...who really want to come & see us play. Stone Gossard fansjamplay My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me. Stone Gossard not-knowingmethodologyknowing We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family. Stone Gossard pearlsjammay Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can. Stone Gossard magickind I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem. Stone Gossard cancerself-esteemfitness It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water. Stone Gossard instinctwantwater Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car. Stone Gossard hollandcarthinking I think I have my own sort of distinctive swing, for sure. I think that's something that comes really natural to me, to push against the beat and kind of explore a triplet feel behind everything just to see what that feels like. Stone Gossard swingskindthinking I learn stuff from making music every time I go in the studio. I'm continuing to try to find new ways to play in a song or be in a song and have a positive impact on a song. Stone Gossard impactplaysong You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity. Stone Gossard vanitywinterlong I like myself. I think I'm cool. But I think when you're in a band you take on a role within the band, and I think people over the course of years can identify those roles as almost being bigger than just the individual. I don't know. It's kind of hard to talk about. Stone Gossard peopleyearsthinking I picked up a guitar, and I knew what I wanted to do. Stone Gossard guitarwanted It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other. Stone Gossard balancejampersonality The focus of my playing is the groove, and every time I find a new rhythm, I find I can write a bunch of new songs. Learning how to dance, or drum, or to swing my body in a new way is the fundamental way I find a new riff. Because when you learn to swing your body in a new way, you begin to swing with your instrument differently. Stone Gossard swingswritingsong I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it. Stone Gossard bananaswheelscards Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. Stone Gossard cuttingchoicesway I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it. Stone Gossard relatedturnsmoments I just know that I love to write songs, and I have for a long time. Stone Gossard writingsonglong It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have to see. Stone Gossard singersmaylong Right, those relationships with your parents and family are the hardest to figure out, and the same patterns get carried into a band situation. Stone Gossard patternsbandparent
