Mike McCready Quotes

I've had Motley fans come up to me and talk to me about Motley. I've had other fans talk to me about all the backing vocals and the tapes. I just ask them, 'At the end of the day, did you have a good time?' That's it.

Half of the modern world goes back as far as Pearl Jam. The real historians go back to U2. But they need to go back further. They have to go back to the '50s and '60s, where things started. That's how you get to be your own personality, by studying the masters. Rock and roll was white kids trying to make black music and failing, gloriously!

I've been touring through Texas since I was 15, on my first tour ever.

Slayer is one of my favorite bands of all time, and to be on a tour with them is absolutely a dream come true.

I like the guys in Cheap Trick. I like playing in it and the music we do.

We're a rock n' roll band. We're more music and rock n' roll than politics.

My first records were KISS's 'Love Gun,' Twisted Sister's 'Stay Hungry,' and Motley Crue's 'Shout at the Devil.' That had immense influence on me.

I loved Van Halen; I loved everything we did.

AC/DC is a tough gig for everyone in the band.

We toured with Deep Purple a number of times.

I've always said that there's a huge progressive rock, progressive metal audience out there, in the world. We see it when we're on tour.

My first tour I was on the road for 18 months. You're just out there promoting.

I would play with Guns n' Roses anytime.

I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.'

I wish I could tell you me and my rock band were traveling around, strung out. No, we were a family band. Straight Partridge Family.

Pink Floyd are one of a handful of bands I've listened to a lot and whose concerts I've been to. I love the experience. I don't dance; I just jig up and down like everybody else.

Being on tour is a giggle.

Most of my career has been about standing on a stage performing music to an audience, and once the show is over, they go home and I go on to the next show.

I think the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, first of all, has got to be put into the context of being an American cultural showcase. It's there to be a museum showcase of all that's great about American music.

My dad took me to all the best rock and punk shows when I was growing up and music has always been a part of my life. So I'm very interested in the music scene and I suppose that's why I've ended up going out with musicians. Dave Pirner is still one of my best friends.

I listen to all types of different music. I go to different festivals. I'm around music.

Rock n' roll is a pretty fun job.

I'm actually at home when I'm not on tour, and I have a lot of downtime.

Singing is my passion and I always wanted to travel the country.

The artist that had the biggest impact on me was Michael Jackson. He was my Elvis and Beatles. When I was 15, I listened to a lot of Sinatra, but my jean jacket didn't have, 'I love Frank' on it, it had, 'I love AC/DC', 'Guns N Roses', 'Pearl Jam'. I thought Eddie Vedder was the second coming.