We didn't gel with Poison and the Bon Jovi. Bon Jovi was the best of the pop metal bands, but we never fit in with the hair metal stuff. We were never as hip as the Chili Peppers. We were… — Gary Cherone Copy Share Image
Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ass off. There… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
You are in a state of mixing, and you just live with it. There is not one musician who is completely happy with a… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I tried to stick with what I knew best, which is writing rock n' roll songs and melodies. I am as passionate as I… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you. — Gary Cherone Copy Share
I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme… — Gary Cherone Copy Share
If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record. — Gary Cherone Copy Share