Chris Cornell Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“I'm not a lyric writer to make statements. What I enjoy doing is making paintings with lyrics, creating colorful images. I think that's more what entertainment and music should be.”
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“Everybody is influenced by someone.”
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“What do you think Jesus would twitter, 'Let he who is without sin cast the first stone' or 'Has anyone seen Judas? He was here a minute ago.'”
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“If I had a musical identity that was definable then it would be time to get into painting or something else. Race car driving.”
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“I don't get in there and create a character. It's more of a voice that I hear living inside the music.”
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“The words you say never live up to the words in your head.”
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“'The Beatles' did whatever they wanted. They were a collection of influences adapted to songs they wanted to write. George Harrison was instrumental in bringing in Indian music. Paul McCartney was a huge Little Richard fan. John Lennon was into minimalist aggressive rock.”
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“If I'm going to go out to be a solo artist, it's because I want to do something different without having to wait on someone else's schedule or hobbies or be limited by other people's prejudices. I'd be kind of stupid not to exercise that.”
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“Radio and TV can still push a band, but things need to be shaken up. There is the Internet, but mostly what I see there is little kids on YouTube playing music.”
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“Children should always feel like the adults are living in this world to nurture them, to take care of them, to protect them from any bad thing that might come.”
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“I play Texas Hold'em on my Blackberry. I have amassed a fortune on that. I have almost 30 million dollars from playing. It is unreal.”
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“There's something about losing friends, particularly young people, where it's not something that you get over. I don't believe there's a healing process.”
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“In the United States, workouts tend to focus on body image and how you look. For me, it's really all about the brain.”
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“I've had a long career and I want to continue to have a long career. The way to do that is not to go away.”
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“Ever since I can remember I’ve had positive and negative fan reviews. And whether it was positive or negative it wasn’t always based in reality or what my perception of the music was. But judging from playing these new songs live and my feelings on the record [Scream] – and it’s a great record – there is definitely an audience for it. Also, I don’t really go to clubs so I don’t know what sounds are made there.”
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“I don't really go mountain biking per se, like a proper sport.”
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“I used to work in jobs I hated because I needed the money to buy a guitar. I know what it feels like to be depressed. On the other hand, I also know what it feels like to have money, to be successful, to be independent, but I can tell you that money and success never solve your problems.”
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“I think that one of the main privileges of what I do, which I am just starting to learn, is to have the ability to travel all over the world and experience different cultures.”
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“I had to teach myself to let go of the conventional rock way of playing guitar and singing. Some things you wouldn't expect to work, did and some things won't ever work.”
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“Friends of mine that are from here or that have spent time here have told me about Israel and how warm the people are and that I should someday come here.”
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“At the end of the day it's the fans who make you who you are.”
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“A true musician, like Johnny Cash, should be able to walk into a room with nothing but an instrument and capture people's attention for two hours.”
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“I can go from one extreme to another, from playing at the Sydney Opera House on the Songbook tour to shows with Soundgarden at Voodoo Fest, all in a week.”
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“I don't think there are too many rock bands in history that can look at the beginning and middle and ending of themselves and see what I see when I think of Soundgarden. I think from the beginning through the middle and the end it was such a perfect ride and such a perfect legacy to leave,”
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“I think it's important for fans to know that but if I'm doing something that inspires me musically then I think it will inspire someone else too.”
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“And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.”
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“Due to irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences, I am permanently leaving the band Audioslave. I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavours.”
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“If you're an American kid, you can't help but be influenced by Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and the Rolling Stones because they're always on the radio,”
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