No one is you, and that is your power.

Always have the highest bar for yourself.

Be someone's light when they are hopeless.

It was supposed to be gross, and now it's gorgeous.

I'd love it if everyone knew one Foo Fighters song.

I'm not into albums that are meant to sound perfect.

Who's to say what's a good voice and not a good voice?

I think people should feel encouraged to be themselves.

Actually, I didn't start sweating until I had children.

My songwriting is like extending a hand to the listener.

Mom, thanks for letting me drop out of high school. Haha!

If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

I listen to boy band music before I have to fire someone.

Chicago gave me more music than any other city in America.

How do I stay humble? Because I'm the best at being humble.

The human element of making music is what's most important.

I'm so not macho. It's crazy. My man cave is so not a man cave.

I love everything about my job, except being away from the kids.

The whole slacker generation totally didn't apply to us musically.

I was ready to quit music. It felt to me like music equalled death.

Everybody now thinks that Nashville is the coolest city in America.

I'm obsessed with Led Zeppelin and have been since I was a teenager

There's some things in life that you really consider to be priceless.

I love to play music. So why endanger that with something like drugs?

Going out and playing music - that's what I do. I don't do much else.

Rock stars are like sports stars: If you snap your ankle, you're done.

There's nothing I'd rather do than make music. It's the love of my life.

What we feel most comfortable doing is playing loud, screaming rock songs.

Develop that individuality by working as hard as you can at what you love.

One of the great things about Taylor Hawkins is his…shirtless body, really.

Wow, I get to wake up again? Ok. You have to make good with what you've got.

There's nothing better than having a bottle of beer in your hand in the waves.

When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next. You're excited by it.

Ladies and gentlemen, god bless America - land of the free, home of the brave.

It's terrifying to play your favorite band's song in front of your favorite band.

I never went to rock concerts when I was a kid. I didn't see any rock & roll bands.

Nickelback walks into a bar...there's no punchline because ruining music isn't funny.

If there's one thing I'm good at, it's gathering people together to do something fun.

The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.

People are so into digital recording now they forgot how easy analog recording can be.

We just do what we always do. We play shows and go home and rest and then play more shows.

I love being a drummer but I love being a musician in general and I love the Foo fighters.

I stopped doing drugs when I was 20. I was finished with drugs before Nirvana even started.

I'm told that my blood sugar level was twelve times the legal limit - I was sweating honey.

Most of our songs were written on acoustic guitar before they made it to the practice stage.

I mean, I never liked being told what to do. It's one of the reasons I dropped out of school.

Through Kurt I saw the beauty of minimalism and the importance of music that's stripped down.

What's the last thing a drummer says in a band? 'Hey guys, why don't we try one of my songs?'

When something good comes your way, you better feel fortunate, because it doesn't last forever.

Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.

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