Not sure how I can be ‘terminated’ from a band that I founded, fronted and co-wrote many of their biggest hits. But that’s something for the lawyers to figure out. – Scott Weiland
When you become a television personality, it’s difficult to maintain your musical credibility. – Scott Weiland
You know, you’ve got to be careful with how you educate your kids in rock’n’roll fashion. – Scott Weiland
You have to spend a lot more time on the road these days if you want to make a living with music. – Scott Weiland
It doesn’t matter what kind of problems a family is having; it should always stay in the family. – Scott Weiland
People read things on Google, and they have these perceptions, these misconceived perceptions of who you are. At times that hurts, because they really don’t know who I am. – Scott Weiland
I’ve seen guys on the street who look the part of a rock star just as much as any rock star. If you feel it and you believe it, then you can get away with it. Rock on! – Scott Weiland
Who you are as a performer is one thing, but when you’re making records, you’re dealing with musicians’ tastes, their goals, their wants, their needs, everyone’s individual pride. – Scott Weiland
I prefer to break new ground, but it gets harder and harder with the territory that’s already been walked on. – Scott Weiland
I prefer a three-piece suit myself. Very sixties rock and roll. But they’re not too quirky. Businessmen could wear them. – Scott Weiland
For the most part, rock fans don’t go and buy CDs any more, very rarely. It’s pretty much about downloads and streaming. – Scott Weiland
Bowie is probably my favorite all-around songwriter and performer and personality. His ability to change over the years is such an inspiration. I love ‘Young Americans’ and ‘Fame.’ – Scott Weiland
Computers and the Internet have made it really easy to rant. It’s made everyone overly opinionated. – Scott Weiland
I had always sung in choirs. Even when it was something to be laughed at or made fun of, you know, in school. And I was always the kid who was picked at the Christmas concert to sing the solo, you know, while the other kids snickered in the front few rows. – Scott Weiland
Do I show up onstage late sometimes? That’s something I could definitely work on. I’m human. – Scott Weiland
But at this phase of my life, I want to write and not have to think about whether a song is going to be a hit. I want to explore the music that inspires me, and I don’t want to ape myself. – Scott Weiland
To be a great band it’s like you have that telepathy. You know when the bass player’s in back of you without even looking. You know when your guitar player’s coming up to you to lean up to you and sing into your microphone. You just know these things. You feel it. You feel the energy of it. – Scott Weiland
One thing that has really influenced me with Bowie where I’ve taken an approach from him is how he changes from album to album and has always modified his sound and his appearance. I think that’s an important thing. – Scott Weiland
It’s a horrible thing to have someone pretend like they know what you’re about and call you a fraud when they haven’t given you a fair shot. – Scott Weiland
Music, as many people have said, is the universal language. Of course points are made which make you think about things, but ultimately it makes you feel. And that’s why people remember more songs that have meant something during their life than films. They start to define periods in your life, and that’s kind of the beauty of it. – Scott Weiland