You kind of have to have a cynical thing sometimes.

- Richard Patrick

We live in a crazy time. Every other week, there's a school shooting. There's always some nutty thing and I've always wanted to kind of understand th…

- Richard Patrick

You just have to follow your own heart. I listen to so many different kinds of music and at the end of the day you want to make a record that you're …

- Richard Patrick

I was always getting my way. I was always the guy saying yes or no.

- Richard Patrick

For many people out there in the world, music is the only thing that gives them relief, so it’s awesome to be a part of that tradition.

- Richard Patrick

The problem is that corporations have way too much power in Congress and the government and they're rigging the system so that they don't pay taxes, …

- Richard Patrick

There are are some dirty, greedy people out there, and unfortunately I know some.

- Richard Patrick

I'm just a proud papa and it's nice to get that validation from my colleagues in the industry. You get up, you pull your pants down and you're like, …

- Richard Patrick

I worked with a lot of different, amazing people, but I was always like, "Dude, I'm sorry, you're going to have to trust me, we've got to do it this …

- Richard Patrick