Jason Gann Quotes

Not many child stars make it out of Hollywood alive or sane, and at any given time there are at least three former ones having very public breakdowns.

I can't work 12 hours a day, every day for too long before it burns out.

I was pretty burned out in '85 and was getting - starting to get into some issues.

I was burned out. I think I was just exhausted. It was a very intense five years. We didn't stop. It was constant touring, constant writing, recording.

I had no idea there were so many ways you could burn yourself out.

Child prodigy is a curse because you've got all those terrible possibilities.

Overnight stardom can be harmful to your mental health. Yeah. It has ruined a lot of people.

I hate it when people slag us off. We had done three tours during 1970 and we finished off feeling we had just about had enough. We had done so much in that short space of time, we were drained.

You don't burn out from going too fast. You burn out from going too slow and getting bored.

Thing is, I don't really like free time. People are always warning me that I'm going to burn out. But the truth is, the only thing that tires me out is hearing people tell me that.

And about in the late '80s, I got kind of burned out a little bit.

I think that women on expeditions often get sucked into giving 150 percent of themselves because they feel they have to prove themselves physically equal to men. We get ourselves into trouble and burn out.

My job is discouraging in the extreme—it often tempts me to quit the helm in despair.

Whenever I get to a point I'm so tired that I forgot the verse of a song, I know I'm burnt out.

Child stardom is a really hard thing. It can really lead to bad things, and I think a lot of people have gone through that.

Think about what makes a band burn out. They get too successful too fast. And then they take it for granted. And they get entitled. And they get picky. We don't ever allow ourselves that possibility.

I did 100 concerts in 2010 and I had a bit of a burn out at the end of the year. I was absolutely exhausted and didn't want to do it any more.

Burn out is such a real thing, especially when you are enjoying your job.

I think I was probably overworked. I was doing huge tours and having two days off and then going out again. It burned me out.

Rock stars did not invent burning out. They just do it louder.

A moratorium on opportunities, please. I need to recover from the last one.

And for tired eyes every light is too bright, and for tired lips every breath too heavy, and for tired ears every word too much.

In a modern society people can live without hope only when kept dazed and out of breath by incessant hustling.

In the early days I was incredibly creative and productive - I loved the research trips, I loved the creation and finding technical solutions to creative challenges. I didn't need alcohol and the pills for that. What changed was, I was afraid to say no - that little word, N.O. Because I thought it showed weakness. And with more and more success I would just say yes. And keep on taking more work on - which took its toll.

I think the stress of having to continue to fight the fight day in and day out, whatever it is, that which keeps you driving. You can get to a place where you no longer want to do that.