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. Scott Weiland More Quotes by Scott Weiland More Quotes From Scott Weiland 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 guitar energy player When I'm not completely loaded, it's a much more vulnerable place. I can feel the music, I can feel the energy and I really have to put it out there. When I was loaded, I was just oblivious. Scott Weiland vulnerable energy feels 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 musician pride goal I had a period in my life in the '90s where I was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb. Scott Weiland dumb periods young 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. Scott Weiland soul love-you thinking I want a performance style that's more cerebral and emotional than physical. I want to be a creative artist, not a whirling dervish. Scott Weiland emotional creative artist Processed pig is white trash meat. Some people call it Spam. Scott Weiland white pigs people There's a beauty in being part of a band, when there's equality and trust. Scott Weiland band I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that's already been walked on. Scott Weiland harder territory break I'm going to take care of myself because that's what I need to take care of. Scott Weiland take-care care needs 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. Scott Weiland writing song thinking I'm not sober. I haven't done drugs in 3 1/2 years, so I call myself clean. Scott Weiland drug done years 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 Scott Weiland rock-and-roll rocks thinking 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. Scott Weiland writing opportunity people I sang in choir as a kid. Scott Weiland choir kids You know, you've got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock'n'roll fashion. Scott Weiland rocks fashion kids It seems like everyone's got an agenda, and the agenda seems to be selling magazines or air time with sensational stories. Scott Weiland agendas air stories As I've gotten older, I've found that I'm not afraid anymore to throw my influences into making a record. Scott Weiland records influence found I can't read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it. Scott Weiland sheet-music sheets i-can It's incredibly stressful when the person you love is having a child. Scott Weiland stressful love-is children
