Author Profile
Steven Adler
1965 • American • Musician
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Showing 42 quotesThe only thing I want to be satisfied in life is to do one reunion tour with Guns N' Roses. I would like to finish what I started with them.— Steven Adler
One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it.— Steven Adler
Don't try to follow any trends, just concentrate on writing great songs and knowing your instrument. All the other stuff will fall into place.— Steven Adler
I want to go to Heaven, and I don't want to come back. I don't wanna come back and be a baby, and be a teenager again. Oh my God, no! No, I don't want to be a teenager again. It's too awkward.— Steven Adler
I used to wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh, God.' Now I wake up in the morning and look forward to life.— Steven Adler
It's hard to find five musicians who know what the other is going to do before they do it. And that's what we had in GN'R.— Steven Adler
You gotta pick yourself up. Sometimes you just gotta do it over and over, but you gotta do it. You can't give up. I wouldn't give up. I didn't give up - or doubt myself - in becoming a successful musician with a successful band.— Steven Adler
In every language you can imagine, I've had people say 'Appetite For Destruction' is the soundtrack to their lives. I don't think you could say something nicer to an entertainer or performer - can't get more respectful.— Steven Adler
I originally wanted to go into sports, but my first concert was KISS at the shooting of 'KISS Meets The Phantom Of The Park.' The minute I saw Gene and Paul... it was all over. I knew that's what I wanted to do.— Steven Adler
I want to be in the big show, and to be in the big show, you have to practice. I have this attitude now that I'm going to take all the greatness I can. Nothing's going to stop me.— Steven Adler
Drummers are conductors - we set the pace for the music - so if you're not relaxed and feeling right, the whole thing goes out the window.— Steven Adler
GN'R was five guys who were all into different things. I liked pop and disco, Izzy was into New York rock, Slash loved Aerosmith and Led Zeppelin, Axl was into Genesis and Elton John, and Duff was a punk rocker. We all blended that stuff together.— Steven Adler
I'm very influenced by jazz drummers. I always liked drummers like Roger Taylor, Keith Moon, Ian Paice, John Densmore. I just learned from playing to those drummers.— Steven Adler
Every 15, 20, 25 years, a new rock and roll record needs to come out and a new rock and roll band needs to come out.— Steven Adler
I have to say, the coolest person I ever met in my whole life is John Mellencamp. I never met a person who was more secure about himself and his person.— Steven Adler