Scott Weiland passed on Dec. 3., but his quotes about living life in the fast-paced rock and roll industry live on. Check out the best thirteen quotes from former Stone Temple Pilots and Velvet Revolver frontman, Scott Weiland.
1.“I see love, like art, as an obsession. Maybe that’s an overly romantic view of human existence, but I’m an overly romantic human being. If love, like rock and roll, doesn’t consume me 24-7, it’s not love. It can be respect, appreciation, admiration, wonderment, it can be a world of glory and a lifetime of peace, but I can’t call it love. Love burns me and confuses me. Love’s a light that can’t be extinguished.”
2. “Making an album should be an honest experience. It shouldn’t be about trying to gauge where popular music is today; it should be about aristic expression and putting down what you want to put down.”
3. “Sing the song or keep it inside.” – Scott Weiland in Where the River Goes- Stone Temple Pilots
4.“Rock and roll doesn’t allow you to grow up, especially if you’re not trying to.”
5.“The thing is, unfortunately I write the best songs when i’m miserable.”
6.“I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they’re not too quirky. Businessmen would wear them.”
7. “As horrible as jail was, there was some first-rate guys in there.”
8.“I had a period in the 90s where i was definitely young, dumb, and full of even more dumb.”
9. “Dead fish don’t swim around in jealous tides.”
10. “Bowie’s obviously my biggest influence.”
11. “I can’t read sheet music, I have to just listen to it, and then just go for it.”
12. “As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found that I’m not afraid anymore to throw my influence into making a record.”
13. “Computers and the internet have made it really easy to rant. It’s made everyone overly opinionated.”
