Stone Gossard quotes

Stone Gossard is an American musician, songwriter, and producer, best known as a founding member of the band Pearl Jam. His contributions have been crucial in shaping the sound of Seattle's grunge movement. He also plays guitar for other notable bands and remains an influential figure in alternative rock music. Here are 44 of his quotes:

It would be great to take one city street and turn it into a pedestrian corridor and see what kind of effect it has on the businesses in that area - It's the future I think. (Stone Gossard)
A lot of fun stuff happens when you go out on a bike compared to when you're in a car. You're more in the environment. It's enjoyable. Even when It's raining It's still fun. View quote
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Every year is filled with good times and fights and struggles and misunderstandings. All of it adds up to being in a band over a long time. View quote
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I'm in a rock band - I don't have a day job! I am spoiled... a lot. View quote
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I think if you exercise, your state of mind - my state of mind - is usually more at ease, ready for more mental challenges. Once I get the physical stuff out of the way it always seems like I have more calmness and better self-esteem. View quote
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It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water. View quote
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I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes. View quote
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We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family. View quote
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I've seen neighborhoods that I would have never driven though because I'm riding my bike, because I'm looking for side roads, looking for maybe more hills or less hills depending if I'm exercising or not. You see a lot more, and you get the flow of a city a lot more. View quote
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I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way. View quote
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It's a very complex scenario, and certainly Dave was, and is, not the only person in Pearl Jam with personality flaws. Everybody in this band exhibits some form of neurotic behavior. And we couldn't find a balance, a mutual respect for each other. (Stone Gossard)
I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it. View quote
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Dave played an important part in our growing, but change occurs. View quote
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Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car. View quote
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Call it holistic or holographic thinking, it's been quite effective imagining the world's problems are all right in front of you on a smaller scale with your band. You deal with those relationships, and that's where real major change begins. View quote
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You know, at 35 or at 38 or 40 you really start to see what your body could look like if you just don't do anything all winter long. So that's another motivating factor, our vanity. View quote
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I think it's evident that expensive neighborhoods in Seattle are surrounded by natural beauty. That elevates city life. So if we can make cities more attractive in the long run, we can be smarter about issues like development, zoning and economics. View quote
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It's really comforting for me and Jeff, at least, that after 12 years we finally feel we've reached a place where we can be more honest, real and loving with each other. And we're finally in a band that we know is good, and deserves the credit it's getting. View quote
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I walked to Seward School first through fourth grade. It's just amazing to me now that we'd walk down 10th Avenue on Capitol Hill. View quote
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My methodology is not knowing what I'm doing and making that work for me. View quote
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That's not to say Eddie's never done anything malicious. But he never grabbed power for power's sake. His position was gained only because he has that energy, and that's naturally where he ended up. (Stone Gossard)
If you have a lot of nature in your city, it becomes a more enjoyable place. That's my own feeling about it. View quote
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Eddie is a natural leader. Jeff and I have been very much in control of previous bands we've worked in. But the way Eddie grew into being the leader of this band was the most gradual, slow and respectful process that I've ever been involved in. View quote
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Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can. View quote
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On some planet, I probably could have been a lawyer. On some planet, I could have been somebody in advertising. View quote
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Stone Gossard

Stone Gossard - Image
Photo: Dan Muller, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: American Musician
Born: July 20, 1966
Quotes count: 44