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Stone Gossard

"A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because I grew up on Led Zeppelin, The Stooges and punk, so in that sense I'm mutating country and folk more than a few degrees."

Source : "From Ticketmaster to Trees: An Interview With Pearl Jam Guitarist Stone Gossard". Interview with Scott Thill, www.wired.com. October 17, 2008.

Stone Gossard

#Country Quotes #Simplicity Quotes #Degrees Quotes

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“I'm not homosexual, I'm not hetrosexual, I'm just sexual.”
“I believe that there is a love that moves the sun and the other stars.”
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“Life needs a membrane to contain itself so it can replicate and mutate.”
“It'll take a smart person with passion over someone with years of experience any day. People with intelligence and passion will get the problem solved, no matter what.”

"A significant event for me was learning Hank Williams, reconnecting with his music's simplicity, which inspired me to inhabit the same territory. It's different, because I grew up on Led Zeppelin, The Stooges and punk, so in that sense I'm mutating country and folk more than a few degrees."

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