Musician Quotes

Far From Home was also my idea from a magazine I'd seen.

Everything that Traffic ever did, I'd give Steve a complete lyric, titled, written out with the verse, the bridge, the shape and rhyme and then Steve had to figure out how the meter of the words would fit musically.

Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them.

After that, I specifically started writing lyrics. I would like sweat and think and get it all together.

For me, naming bands was the forerunner to really writing lyrics, because I work off titles.

But then you have to write a song, so at that point, I picked up the reins and started to write lyrics.

Traffic was very, very free. It was great.

You feel different every day of your life. You just have to create your own space to survive, personally and professionally.

To me not one thing is better than anything else, I'm completely proud of everything I've written and recorded.

Times change and you have to adapt.

That's always been a dream for me, to be able to collaborate and make music with the people that inspired you to make music.

Rehearsals and this band are two words that don't really go together, kinda like Military Intelligence.

One thing that you hope for when you want to be a musician is that you have that recognizable sound.

In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. I rarely bathed during that period of writing, I sent out for food, I didn't really venture out of my house in three or four months. It was a hell of an experience.

I've been a fan of Metallica and friends with those guys for a long time and that was just great - half Alice In Chains and half Metallica playing together.

I'm just thankful to have a tour and work something I can focus on.

I'm doing the best I can with what I got and that's all anybody in my band is doing.

Every record that you do man, is sooo different in every way.

And when power ballads come back, we'll get big hair again.

Like everybody, I'm making up my life as I go along.

Our music's kind of about taking something ugly and making it beautiful.

Part of the healing process is sharing with other people who care.

You know, I do not think it is necessarily looks, I do not think I am the prettiest girl... Everyone has something that is their asset, some have the hair, some have the cheekbones, others have the lips. But once you know what is your asset, then you should capitalize on it.

There's so much left to achieve, there's so much more to do, there's so much that has not been done.

The word of the mouth is a very powerful thing and you can say something about someone that is not necessarily true, but people will believe it and it will become a constant reminder and every time that your name is bought up, that will come up.

I think you can feel the pain I've experienced in my music. It's something that a lot of people can relate to.

I really liked working with Sean Paul; he is a very attractive guy, very hot. He was fun; the chemistry was really great, it was great to be in the moment.

I feel like I'm a very good role model for women.

I am disappointed in the music business, I feel like a lot of people in the music business are phoney, there's a lot of people who will abuse and take my kindness.

I am a role model, definitely and I definitely support women.