The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Soundgarden are kind of the masters of writing songs that aren't pop cliches. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I'm surprised that we're around still. A lot of the bands that we came out with are not around. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
We were accused of sounding like a couple of bands when we started out. Aerosmith was one. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Chris Cornell painted in song the darkness and beauty of life in Seattle. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
We came out of a very provincial city that was not very supportive of music, and we had to do our own… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
As a band, we just don't tolerate any kind of abuse or intolerance of any kind of LGBT people by any kind… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Playing music was something I wanted to do since I was 11 years old, so when we went on tour and started… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
A song kind of comes out of anywhere. A song will come out of the sky, or an idea, or walking around,… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Until Mad Season, I didn't have that confidence to write songs, and I really got it, playing with these guys. It meant… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I used to sit for hours and copy every lick on those early AC/DC and Kiss records. From there, I went on… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I was reading an article with Stevie Ray Vaughan a long time ago, and the number '1959' stuck out to me for… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
When they're singing the guitar lines of songs in South America? Never heard that before. And in Canada, when they're singing all… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I remember, after the New Year's Eve 1991 show, somebody running onto the bus and saying Nirvana had just hit No. 1.… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
In the early days of Pearl Jam, we were caught up in such a whirlwind that I was just trying to keep… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Tom Petty sent me this amazing 12-string Rickenbacker, and 'Not for You' was the first time I used it. It was like… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Playing albums in sequence can be awesome, or it can be very limiting. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
Whether it's Neil Young or Johnny Rotten, a band has to have someone like that: someone who you listen to and know… — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
I would love for people to enjoy our music and have feelings from it. That's all I can hope for. — 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 Image
Playing albums in sequence can be awesome, or it can be very limiting. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
My mind has always kind of operated with this band like it's gonna be over tomorrow. — Mike McCready Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
