It took me a long time to find my voice as a singer, and I'm happy that I did. Wes Borland More Quotes by Wes Borland More Quotes From Wes Borland Real family values have gone down the drain in modern families. Wes Borland modern-familyrealgone Music has completely taken over every aspect of my life and ruined everything. Wes Borland ruinedaspecttaken 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 guynamesperfect 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 pleasureguitarstrong 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 knivesrecordsloving-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 banddoefacts 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 singingdonetaken 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 guitaruniqueplayer 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 wantwritingtrying 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 prioritiesblacklight 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 storytellerwantedfeelings 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 guitarplayerlying 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 silencemayfunny I'm always looking at other artists and trying to get inspired by different things. Wes Borland differentartisttrying Guys are idiots, till they're what, 40 years old. Wes Borland 40th-birthdayguyyears We're gonna totally sell out and try to dominate the world Wes Borland sellstryingworld All I want to do is write songs about funny characters I made up. Wes Borland writingsongcharacter I have nothing to complain about. Wes Borland complaining I don't feel there's any kind of pain in my life. Wes Borland painkindfeels 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 voicesoulthinking
