All Stone Gossard Quotes
- I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot. Band
- I've always related music to those moments when someone turns you loose on something and they haven't told you how to do it. Always Related
- If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it. Becomes
- It may take me a long time before I feel 'ready' to tour as a lead singer. I may never be ready... we'll just have… Feel
- My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me. Inspirational
- On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising. Advertising
- Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences. Both
- Raising awareness, changing the marketplace, effecting spiritual change - whatever it is that you decide is your thing, go for it. Awareness
- We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family. Break
- Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car. Bike
- A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because… Country
- I think I have my own sort of distinctive swing, for sure. I think that's something that comes really natural to me, to push against… Beat
- It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band… Balance
- You can say what you think music is, but the only way it really is, is how people experience it. Experience
- I think when you put a new record out, everyone has a song or two that they feel people will be moved by so much… Everyone
- But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things.… All
- And I remember as a second or third grader having some autonomy to go to the store if I felt like it, walk home, take… Autonomy
- There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be… Band
- And I look forward to the time when I can become more indulgent with my songwriting. But this band is a family, and it's a… Band
- Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of previous bands we've worked in. But the way Eddie grew… Band
- If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get more complex and arrange things more and more. That wouldn't… Anyone