When that second airplane hit the building, we all changed. We need to get back to some serious thinking. Steven Tyler More Quotes by Steven Tyler More Quotes From Steven Tyler We need to go back to the way it was 30 years ago, when everybody had Grandma and Grandpa, and we were willing to pass moral judgments about right and wrong. Steven Tyler grandpa grandma years I don't buy into the idea that you're not supposed to rock & roll after a certain date. Maybe I should be in Bellevue, but I'm just having a good time. Steven Tyler good-times rocks ideas As good as I am, I'm nothing without my band. Steven Tyler band If I was on an island, just for melody, I would take albums by the Stones, AC/DC and the Beach Boys' Smiley Smile. Steven Tyler islands boys beach We may need to change the way we think. As in Israel, I think there should be a mandatory draft, where you go away for the service of your country for three years. Steven Tyler change country thinking Half my life is in book's written pages. Live and learn from fools and from sages. Steven Tyler sage half book If you can judge a wise man by the color of his skin Steven Tyler color wise men If you have a candle, the light won't glow any dimmer if I light yours off of mine. Steven Tyler candle mines light A lot of bands have managed to borrow parts of our style for their music. That's fine with me, because we've borrowed from people like the Stones. But we don't want to sound like we're copying anyone, including ourselves, so we're moving on. Steven Tyler style people moving Fake it until you make it. Pretend to be somebody until that somebody turns into you. Steven Tyler turns fake I'm not sure about the selling part, but I've always found that the things I've worn on tour have moved over to what people wear every day. Sometimes the things I wore in the beginning before I had money were things I put together. Steven Tyler together sometimes people In order to get to the other side of the shore, you have to lose sight of this one! Steven Tyler sight sides order Throw your hands up in the air and celebrate life. Steven Tyler celebrate-life air hands A lot of my books deal with very controversial issues that most people often don't want to talk about, issues that, in my country, are more likely to get put under the carpet than get discussed. And when you talk about moral conundrums, about shades of gray, what you're doing is asking the people who want the world to be black and white to realize instead that maybe it's all right if it isn't. I know you'll learn something picking up my books, but my goal as a writer is not to teach you but to make you ask more questions. Steven Tyler black-and-white country book Dogs have a lot of love. Steven Tyler dog When people think of Aerosmith, I want them to think of the music we've made and nothing else. I don't want the responsibility of some young kid trying to live his life like I did back in the '70's. Steven Tyler responsibility kids thinking It's as clear as the balls on a tall dog. Steven Tyler clear balls dog The band's never taken a year off. Last August we decided to take one, and three months in I was bored to tears. Steven Tyler august taken years We believed anything worth doing was worth over-doing Steven Tyler anything-worth-doing The crows may crow, but the hens deliver the goods. Steven Tyler crow hens may
