Art Alexakis Quotes

Santa Monica was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But its not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is.

You dont have control of the car, but you can drive it. Life takes you where it wants you to go and where you need to go.

I like acting, but I like filmmaking better. I went to film school. I want to make films.

Forgiveness is hard for me, man. It is for most American-Western males. It's a sign of weakness.

I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish.

Success to me is being able to do what I love, make a living at it and to support myself and the ones I love.

The world's most effeminate heterosexual, Daniel Johns

If you cant say it in three minutes, I dont want to know about it.

My goal is to make my kids as happy as possible.

I loved hard-rock bands, and I loved songwriters who told stories.

I just wanna be a rock star!

Living isn't a simple thing...no one said it's supposed to be.

I'm a pretty tenacious person; I get that from my mom. So sometimes, I use dark humor. I can't take myself too seriously.

People's perceptions of me have nothing to do with reality. I'm basically just your average dork.

Any artist manages his own business along with his manager. Every band should.

A lot of people do not like singer-songwriters, and a lot of people who like them do not like hard rock. It's either-or.

Do not trust anybody but yourself. If people want to help you, fine. Put it on paper and understand exactly what every word says.

For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox.

I grew up in a family full of yellers. People screaming and chaos goin' on, I feel right at home in it. I've really worked on myself with anger management. I try to save that for the stage.