Stone Gossard Quotes

Stone Gossard Quotes & Quotations
Name:
Stone Gossard
Type:
Musician
Nationality:
American
Birth day:
July 20
Birth year:
1966

  • 1
    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. Stone Gossard
  • 2
    And I think all of those get touched on with the idea of bikes and of small communities becoming more interconnected. we're pretty fractured I think. Stone Gossard
  • 3
    But Eddie does not make all the decisions. Eddie can listen to reason; Eddie can be swayed or talked in or out of certain things. Eddie allows other people to lead in this band and to have certain roles that are very fundamental to the decision-making process. Stone Gossard
  • 4
    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. Stone Gossard
  • 5
    I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way. Stone Gossard
  • 6
    I liked the banana-seat bikes with the high handlebars - maybe a card in the wheel could have been part of it. Stone Gossard
  • 7
    I really enjoy not getting in a car and running errands on bikes. Stone Gossard
  • 8
    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. Stone Gossard
  • 9
    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. Stone Gossard
  • 10
    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
  • 11
    It's a perfectly human instinct to want to be near water. Stone Gossard
  • 12
    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
  • 13
    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. Stone Gossard
  • 14
    Right, those relationships with your parents and family are the hardest to figure out, and the same patterns get carried into a band situation. Stone Gossard
  • 15
    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
  • 16
    There's been a lot of role reversal going on in the band. The roles people have been playing for a long time will always be there, but everybody's willing to try on different outfits. Stone Gossard
  • 17
    There's no getting around the fact that Eddie is the man. As far as emotional and spiritual energy goes, he IS the leader of this band. Stone Gossard
  • 18
    We may take breaks and do other things, but we feel we'll ultimately have Pearl Jam as a family. Stone Gossard
  • 19
    Well, you go to Holland and everybody's on a bike - nobody would think to have a car. Stone Gossard
  • 20
    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. Stone Gossard

 

 

 

 

 

 

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