Gary Cherone quotes
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“I was growing up listening to Queen. Freddie Mercury threw those incredible melodies into his songs.”
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“We weren't One Hit Wonders. We had a few hits.”
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“The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.”
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“You can tell the difference between songs that were created in a garage and songs that were created in the studio.”
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“When I was in Van Halen I was hitting notes that were out of my range. I never went for those registers before until Eddie pulled it out of me.”
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“There is nothing like singing a song that 20,000 people know and are singing back to you.”
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“Whether I sound like Sammy or not is purely coincidence. You have got to hand it to him, he sings his ***** off. There is no moss on that stone.”
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“Your woman pisses you off so that gets in there; that's rock n roll.”
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“You have Extreme and Van Halen and the history that I have with other people I played with. There are some effects that will hopefully break that stereotype.”
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“When 5150 came out rock was king. Post Nirvana and Pearl Jam 1996 is a different story.”
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“It was fun while it lasted, but it never seemed real to me. I could not believe I was in Van Halen.”
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“Michael Anthony is the Diplomat of Rock N Roll. He is the regular guy.”
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“In my writing with Extreme, there are heavy themes. The cover photo has me with a gun to my neck. I am not advocating suicide. I am taking the philosophy that man is the measure of his own fate.”
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“My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.”
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“If I had had a chance to tour with Van Halen before the record, I think it would have been a different record.”
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“I am a big Pink Floyd fan. That is where a lot of the concept lyrics come from.”
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“Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.”
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“I don't know if I have enough guts to do a whole standard jazz record.”
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“I sing in a higher register, and you haven't heard that on the radio in years.”
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“I have had success throughout the years. Some of the hard rock bands today don't have the history that I have.”
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“I have a little history. I met Stone Temple Pilots, and their guitar player was a huge Extreme fan. Somewhere down the road, Extreme made its statement.”
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“If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.”
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“When people don't get enough information, they make it up.”
-- Gary Cherone
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