Scott Weiland Quotes

When you got a group like G-Unit... we sold millions of records, we got a lot of egos.

Being in a band is a really magical thing because you've got a family and you operate as this one entity. It's very democratic; everyone is involved in the output. But within that, there can be a lot of disagreements and strife.

The Animals were their own worst enemy. The Animals were a band that couldn't live up to their name. I was the singer in the band and as long as I was enjoying myself I would keep on working with the band. But it got to be rather nasty once the big money showed up - things started to turn toxic.

Fame and all that type of stuff is inevitable, but I'm very content having a good band with no negativity, and everyone is on the same page.

I want to appeal to everyone. Because I'm not saying I'm the best, but we the best.

Everyone wants the same thing in this band, so we definitely respect each other. I mean, all of us have had hit songs, so it's a band full of people who really know what they're talking about, so you have to respect that even when you think something you have might be great, and they go, 'Man, it's not as great as you think it is.'

Collaboration is an important part of the process, and ego is never a part of it.

I think I used to do everything and then people had a problem with that within the band, so we're doing more of a communal thing.

Everyone in Kiss is replaceable. My ego will tell you that I am not, but that's not so.

I think people have different definitions of team unity. My definition is doing whatever it takes to win, what makes a great team; it's performance on the field, respect on the field.

It's funny, we all really, really got along. I don't know how it was in years past but this year, I was really with a good group of people. No one tried to sabotage each other or steal the other ones moments.

I played on teams with 24 guys pulling the rope one way and one guy pulling the other. I've seen how destructive it can be. I tell them, 'If 13 of you are insanely successful and one fails, we all lose.'

In the very beginning we were a real tight family but now it's different. You know, toward the end, we had separate limos, stuff like that. It's hard to get six giant egos in the same place.

It was far more fun than work doing those shows for all those years, we all loved each other and loved going to work, we all understood how fortunate we were to be in that place, to have achieved that success worldwide.

It never bothered me when people would say, 'You only win championships because you're playing with Shaq.' It bothered me when he said it.

Ego stops you from getting things done and getting people to work with you. That's why I firmly believe that ego and success are not compatible.

This band has never had an argument. It's just amazing.

Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.

I know an awful lot of Hollywood people, who are so self-important, I can't understand it.

I think that the climate within the band has changed, it's now in a more functional situation.

Like any family, like any group - the Beatles, Led Zeppelin, EPMD, Public Enemy - they've had bumps in the road. I just think that because A Tribe Called Quest is so precious to fans, they were concerned about unveiling some of those things.

When you form a team, why do you try to form a team? Because teamwork builds trust and trust builds speed.

When a team outgrows individual performance and learns team confidence, excellence becomes a reality.

It never made sense to me that someone would achieve any kind of success in show business, only to become a jerk.

One of the things I'm adamant about as a bandleader is not micromanaging. I'm an advocate for the concept of allowing everyone to be fully vested in what they're doing, so everyone contributes whatever they're inspired to contribute.