Maybe I’ll work for a label someday, write some fiction, nonfiction. Someday I’d like to go back to school and get my teaching degree. I want to be a grandpa. I want to have more kids. – Art Alexakis
I have a pet peeve about bands that don’t play their hits. I think it’s kind of selfish. – Art Alexakis
I’m a ‘Power of Now’ kind of guy, always have been. I don’t really hang on to a lot of pictures. I have pictures of my daughters. – Art Alexakis
I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that’s where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A. – Art Alexakis
That’s what I think our jobs as parents are, to educate as much as possible… I tell them to follow their bliss. The people who follow their bliss in this world tend to be the more happier people. – Art Alexakis
I’ve always loved aggressive, hard, noisy, yet melodic bands, and at the same time I’ve always loved ‘Blue’ by Joni Mitchell. – Art Alexakis
I’d actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he’s kept himself from being bored. – Art Alexakis
Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love. – Art Alexakis
A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It’s either-or. – Art Alexakis
My favorite drive is Highway 101 in California between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. I love the 101; Highway 1 is too windy, and 5 is too boring – the 101 is just right. It’s like the Mama Bear of scenic drives. – Art Alexakis
I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup. – Art Alexakis
Being a child that grew up with a single mom back in the ’70s, Father’s Day to me was always a very uncomfortable time. At school, we would make Father’s Day cards for our dads, and I usually mailed one to my dad, and he hardly ever responded. – Art Alexakis
I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel. – Art Alexakis
Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says. – Art Alexakis
I don’t talk about my past; people ask me about it. I’ve done things I’m ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I’ve done that I regret, I’ve never done twice. I work really hard at that. – Art Alexakis
Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It’s a sign of weakness. – Art Alexakis
I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films. – Art Alexakis
I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they’re not because I write in the first person. – Art Alexakis
I wish I could come home to a life that looks like a TV show. I wish I could see my television family waiting for me, where no one fights and no one screams, no one lies and no one leaves. – Art Alexakis
I like Nirvana, but I couldn’t say that I was influenced by them. I like to tell a story. – Art Alexakis
I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It’s fun. I like being creative, and it’s a creative process. – Art Alexakis
When some people get angry, they turn into victims, but when I get angry, I turn to action. – Art Alexakis
