Steve Winwood Quotes

I don't do anything the same every day. Discipline is tough for a guy who is a rebel.

He who jumps into the void owes no explanation to those who stand and watch.

The minute I was told what to do at any age, I did the opposite. Hopefully I'll do that for the rest of my life.

I like someone who has a little bad boy in them, a little edge.

I have a theatrical temperament. I'm not interested in the middle road - maybe because everyone's on it. Rationality, reasonableness bewilder me.

I don't mind being unlikely. I'd rather that than be predictable.

I admire anyone that follows the road less travelled.

Take a walk on the wild side.

The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure.

I like to step outside of what people's idea of me might be. I suppose that makes me a bit of a rule-breaker. I like to take chances.

My main motivation is not to get bored. I'm just hoping I get a vaguely maverick reputation.

I think my whole life has been one of sort of daring, and sort of sailing against the wind instead of just going with the wind.

I'm very independent, probably quite selfish, and like being able to disappear at the drop of a hat without having to explain myself - most men would find that a pain, wouldn't they?

For me, there is always a certain level of recklessness that, I think, gives you a certain foundation, that makes you more interesting as a person.

I've always been colorful and taken risks.

I've had the basic courage and confidence to never follow convention.

I'm like this. When I feel something, I want to do something, I do it - I just do it. So I'm like this also in my life: if I want to wear some crazy clothes, I put it on.

I don't see it as a bad thing that I surround myself with edgy people. Because they're interesting.

I believe that to do anything in this world one needs a love for risk and adventure, and above all, to be able to do without what middle-class families call "future."

The opposite of courage is not so much fear as it is conformity.

I like when people take chances.

I think that what I'm attracted to is people who are wild. But the self-destructive side comes out of the wild side. The wildness is very different from me. That's why I think I like it.

I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'You're gonna look like a boy.' And I said, 'OK'... then I did it anyway. All through high school, I had a shaved head and I'd dye it crazy colors - it was fun.

Sure, give me an adventure and I'll ride it.

I don't like people telling me what to do. I'm very independent.