Occupation: Musician Birth: December 31, 1959
I used to write things that might have sounded better coming out of an older person's voice or vision. Hence, "grandpa-boy." I'm an old man, but I'm ….
Right now, it hasn't affected my music other than the fact that I don't have time to write any of it. That's no different from when I first started a….
I've had more people in my life take their lives than... I think it's out of proportion with most people. I think a lot of them gravitate towards me ….
Nobody gets married to a clever song, let alone falls in love to one..
I'm hard-pressed to think of a lot of great rock movies..
By the fourth or fifth record there was not a lot of time to sit around. We [The Replacements] stopped rehearsing. We stopped getting together and re….
I'm constantly recording and playing down in the basement, and my voice is starting to sound really good. There's cracks and scratches in my voice th….
Some records are timeless, and some absolutely sound of their day..
The ones that love us least, are the ones we'll die to please..
I think it should be evident by now, but I'm as lost as anyone..
Each album we [The Replacements] made was the one we were capable of making and wanted to make at the time. Each one was a progression or, depending ….
A rock'n'roll band needs to be able to get under people's skin. You should be able to clear the room at the drop of a hat..
Reading music is like listening to flowers. I don't understand the concept..
I listen back, and I hear what's there, and I know in my heart, in my gut, that we [The Replacements] were the real deal. No one can take that away. ….
Nobody can miss you unless you go away..
The soul of rock 'n' roll is mistakes, and making mistakes work for you. The people who shy away from mistakes and play it safe have no business play….
The truth is overrated..
I forever felt that I've fallen right between the crack of way too young for the first generation of classic rock 'n' roll and too old to be brand-ne….
It's like, it's up to the people to fall in love with the song. The record company can only do so much..
I try to write for highest common denominator. I don't write for dumb people. I figure if everybody doesn't get it, that's OK. Someone bright enough ….
The hack songwriter will write the absolute truth every single word, whether it makes a great song or not..