We [The Replacements] formed as a rock and roll band, and that was the path we chose to take. Whenever we deviated from it we felt, unless everybody was into it, there was tension. Paul Westerberg More Quotes by Paul Westerberg More Quotes From Paul Westerberg A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat. Paul Westerberg rocksskinspeople The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll. Paul Westerberg rocksplaymistake Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept. Paul Westerberg musicflowerreading I try to write for highest common denominator. I don't write for dumb people. I figure if everybody doesn't get it, that's OK. Someone bright enough will get it, and that's who I write for. It's probably not the way to make million-sellers. What can I say? I won't apologize for trying to write for smart people. Paul Westerberg smartwritingpeople Nobody can miss you unless you go away. Paul Westerberg going-awaymissing I listen back, and I hear what's there, and I know in my heart, in my gut, that we [The Replacements] were the real deal. No one can take that away. You can call us buffoons, or clowns or whatever. But when we wanted to, we were as good as anybody. Paul Westerberg replacementsrealheart The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not. Paul Westerberg truthwritingsong People like to see human error when it’s honest. When people see you swing and miss, they start to root for you. Paul Westerberg swingserrorsroots It's fun, but the fun is where it always was. I mean, it's still fun to strap on my Les Paul in the basement and turn up the Marshall amp. I'm still 15. I still enjoy that as much as I ever did. Paul Westerberg enjoyfunmean The ones that love us least, are the ones we'll die to please. Paul Westerberg pleasechilldies Stick with your heart and you'll be fine. Paul Westerberg finesticksheart Any musician who can stop may be a musician, but they're no artist. If it's in your blood, it can't stop flowing. Paul Westerberg musicianartistblood I'm beyond caring what anyone expects of me anymore. Paul Westerberg caring Actually, I've done it the other way so many times where you rehearse the band and you do the whole thing with lights, the show and the crew - everything. Then you see what happens and you're already committed to dates. I'm just sort of putting out feelers this way. Paul Westerberg everything-happens-for-a-reasonbandlight I used to write things that might have sounded better coming out of an older person's voice or vision. Hence, "grandpa-boy." I'm an old man, but I'm a boy. A really old boy! Paul Westerberg writingmenboys Although, my experience when I've been depressed, not only am I too depressed to sit down and write a song, I'm too depressed to pick up my feet. So if you can at least write about it, you're halfway away from it. Paul Westerberg feetwritingsong The sheer volumes of songs have come from the hours of cold and darkness that one spends inside with the lights on. Paul Westerberg lightdarknesssong I'd been through crappy day jobs and stupid garage bands. I was determined to make it as a musician. Paul Westerberg musicianstupidjobs We [The Replacements] never made any money on tour. None of us came out of the school of economics. We took it for granted that a rock and roll band gets ripped off. We've tried to shake that tree a couple of times, but what can we do? You look back, when you're sort of idle in your middle years, and think, we should have made some money. Paul Westerberg coupleschoolthinking I'm hard-pressed to think of a lot of great rock movies. Paul Westerberg movierocksthinking
