The guys who spend their time brooding in their younger years either lighten up or go away. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I don't really take time off between records; it's a compulsion for me. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I never knew Kurt to be suicidal. I just knew that he was going through a really tough time. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
When I do something, I do it for the specified amount of time, and then I do something else. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
When they're listening to your music all the time, you become part of their life, and some people get obsessed. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I would only tell a story if I was being mercilessly heckled. That's the only time I would talk to the audience. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I'm a very private person. What I did in the past or what somebody heard me do or has a bootleg of… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I think when you're young and you get together with a group of guys who think like you and you start to… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
Nobody likes to believe that they need anybody's help in anything, and the smarter you are - and I'm not smart -… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
If Brian Eno wanted to make a record, I'd definitely clear some time in my calendar. John Cale, too. Those guys consistently… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
Usually I get asked to do stuff that's cool, and if I ever can't do something, it's usually, because of logistics, I… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
Yeah, well, I guess Andy Williams would be considered by some to be schmaltzy, but to me, he's one of the greatest… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I have to have animals. They really make life worth living, and my world actually revolves around them. They know exactly when… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share Image
I can't say what people use the experience of listening to songs for, but I would never tell somebody what it is supposed to… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
When I do something, I do it for the specified amount of time, and then I do something else. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
I think when people hear your music, sometimes they get deeply attached to it and think they know something about you, that you're kindred… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
Even when I'm making my own solo records, I'm collaborating with people. It keeps things interesting for me. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
It's a different kind of satisfaction, different kind of enjoyment than making your own songs, to remake someone else's song that you really like. — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
You just realize that you don't know everything there is to know. The older I get, the less I know, and that's a good… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
I don't think I've ever gotten to the point where I sent out Christmas cards! But if I did, they would have to feature… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
When I was a kid, I got caught shoplifting by a store security guard in Ellensburg. The next time I saw that store guard… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
Me and Kurt Cobain were both listening to a bunch of Lead Belly and diggin' it. We thought, 'Let's do an EP of all… — Mark Lanegan Copy Share
