Stop thinking you have to go to big industry to have a big life, because it's not the truth. Meredith Brooks More Quotes by Meredith Brooks More Quotes From Meredith Brooks My mentoring program is pretty specific, it's about self-empowerment, about being able to find solutions through teamwork. That's one of my first goals. Meredith Brooks goalteamworkself My worst vice is also my best vice. It's my empathy and my love for people-it can wear me out. I rarely can turn a person in need down or because I love people, I love energy. Meredith Brooks empathyvicespeople If a person ever came to me as a fan and tried to go out on a date, I wouldn't. I've had enough kind of crazy experiences in that department. Meredith Brooks had-enoughfanscrazy There are very few interviews I turn down, because I really dig talking to people and hanging out. Meredith Brooks interviewstalkingpeople Whatever it is that you love to do, be it collect comic books or play the guitar, that you can make a living at it, do it. Meredith Brooks guitarplaybook Everything I'm doing now is something I did before, only it's bigger now. Meredith Brooks bigger I first met Hanson over in Japan and they gave me some great advice about the fans and they seem real down to earth. They're great. Meredith Brooks japanrealadvice I want to break the old paradigm of thinking that if you're successful, you have to crash and burn-that all of this won't be there tomorrow. Meredith Brooks successfulwantthinking I was either going onstage or going into an interview or getting on a plane. You can't really feel everything fully when you don't have the time to process. Meredith Brooks planesinterviewsprocess The most spiritual place you can be in your life is when youre being very real, when youre not allowing everybody and everything to influence your decisions and your moods, and whats morally right or ethically right. Meredith Brooks decisionrealspiritual The Eagles, let's face it, they were a pretty cool group, Fleetwood Mac, Blondie. I had this really eclectic background in music. Meredith Brooks groupseaglesfaces Psychology Today is probably one of my favorite magazines, Guitar, Guitar World. People. Meredith Brooks psychologyguitarpeople My parents always saw me as an artist, and that greatly influenced me Meredith Brooks sawsparentartist I like my lyrics to feel conversational and truthful, as if we're having real talk. I don't really like generic lyrics. Meredith Brooks truthfulrealfeels I grabbed my drummer's cymbal in my teeth just as he crashed down on it with his sticks-I blacked out. I was a punk in those days. It was in Seattle. I still have all my teeth too, it's amazing. Meredith Brooks cymbalsteethsticks I had a very sexual experience onstage once. But I won't go there. Meredith Brooks A long term goal is to encourage students to start doing concerts in which I or the other artists will come back at the end of the school year to see their concerts. Meredith Brooks artistyearsschool I have a lot of survivor insticts, and I know when to quit. I know when to go forward it my life, but not everybody does. Meredith Brooks quittingsurvivordoe I have so many plans! Sometimes it's hard to keep up because at this point it's just been me and the little bit of help my label gives me. Meredith Brooks labelslittlesgiving I know my ambitions are big, but you've got to have something after rock and roll. Meredith Brooks rock-and-rollrocksambition
