John Rzeznik Quotes

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John Rzeznik

Profession : Musician

Birth : December 5, 1965

I never underestimate luck and working hard.

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I'm a songwriter.

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You know what the most amazing luxury problem in the world is? When you've got a bunch of hits you have to play. That means the show's going to have to be a little longer.

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I love playing the songs that people love because it makes them happy.

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We had always put ballads on all of our albums.

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So what if America loses its empire? We never should have had one in the first place.

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The only way you fail is if you quit. That has always sort of been pounded into my head.

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I'm one of these guys who always feel like the outsider, you know? I'm always longing to be part of something, you know?

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If you're really gonna live, you have to be vulnerable.

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I wasn't present for my own life for a long time. I wasn't there; I wasn't in my relationships; I wasn't in my band; I wasn't in my soul - I was disconnected from all of it. I would let myself live in a miserable situation forever, mostly of my own making. I made my own misery and made the people around me miserable.

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Never in my life have I met bigger rockstars than Sugar Ray.

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I'm lucky I actually make a living making music.

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When I write a song, I want to write something that is really catchy and says something that might actually touch somebody.

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We were so heavily influenced by The Replacements and by a lot of hard core bands like Bad Brains, not that we sounded like them but we were trying to play as hard and fast as we could.

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I have a very powerful form of alcoholism. I finally gave up and accepted the fact that if I even smell too much booze, I'm going to start drinking again. That's just how I am.

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The business of making music is changing so radically because of the Internet. It's become a lot more democratic in one respect, but in another respect there's no one left to guide and mentor young bands.

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Don't be afraid to play what you feel and what you think no matter what it is. If you play long enough, you start to move past your influences and find your own music.

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The good part about being a pessimist is, when something bad happens, you're never really devastated by it. And when something good happens, it's such a bonus.

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I mean my mother always wanted us to be individuals. She always instilled that into our brains which was incredibly painful for an adolescent to deal with.

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