I have lived most my life with chronic inflammation and constant pain with immediate diarrhea. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Chris Cornell painted in song the darkness and beauty of life in Seattle. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
To be able to make a living doing what I love is truly a gift, and I'm thankful for that every day. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Throughout my life of having Crohn's, I've been on and off prednisone when other stuff was not working. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Crohn's doesn't define who you are. You are a human being; you are special and a great addition to society. Crohn's is… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
My life would have been different without Paul Stanley or Ace Frehley. They would have to be the greatest on my list… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I've been denied coverage two times in my life - and it's after I've been in a big successful rock band. And… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
'Black Diamond' blew my mind. Ace Frehley came onstage and did it with us at Madison Square Garden a few years ago,… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Duff McKagen's been a dear friend of mind for a long time, and he's a Seattlelite. — Mike McCready Copy Share
Playing onstage, I'm always aware of where the bathrooms are. When Crohn's hits, I have to run, or it won't be pretty. — Mike McCready Copy Share
As a band, we just don't tolerate any kind of abuse or intolerance of any kind of LGBT people by any kind of government. — Mike McCready Copy Share
My mind has always kind of operated with this band like it's gonna be over tomorrow. — Mike McCready Copy Share
It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus… — Mike McCready Copy Share
We can go to Australia and play to 30-to-40,000. We can do that in certain places in the States, but not everywhere. — Mike McCready Copy Share
There are moments in South America, in Brazil, where you look out, and there are literally thirty, forty thousand people jumping up and down… — Mike McCready Copy Share
When our band took off, we were all in this microcosm of a hurricane or whatever it was. It was a crazy, crazy dream… — Mike McCready Copy Share
