The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business playing rock 'n' roll. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
I didn't wake up one morning and not be in the Replacements. We're all that forever, and I've just grown older. I mean, I… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
The best I can say is that it's better for me to write about despair and darkness than to be incapable of getting off… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
I'm constantly recording and playing down in the basement, and my voice is starting to sound really good. There's cracks and scratches in my… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
Nobody gets married to a clever song, let alone falls in love to one. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
So I figured in keeping with the record, I'd do something off the wall which is show up for free and wing it... I… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
Some records are timeless, and some absolutely sound of their day. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
I don't think there's anything that will make me stop doing it. There may be a time when it's not available to anyone. You… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
We [The Replacements] never made any money on tour. None of us came out of the school of economics. We took it for granted… — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
It's like, it's up to the people to fall in love with the song. The record company can only do so much. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
The sheer volumes of songs have come from the hours of cold and darkness that one spends inside with the lights on. — Paul Westerberg Copy Share Image
![“We [The Replacements] never made any money on tour. None of us came out of the school of economics. We took it for granted that a rock and roll band gets ripped off. We've tried to shake that tree a couple of times, but what can we do? You look back, when you're sort of idle in your middle years…” quote by Paul Westerberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/94e/paul-westerberg-14078_back-when_we-the-replacements-never-made-any-money_688730.jpg)
