Mike McCready quotes:

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  • My life would have been different without Paul Stanley or Ace Frehley. They would have to be the greatest on my list as an influence to my life at 11 years old.

  • I have had Crohn's for about 19 years. It is a debilitating disease that affects my colon.

  • Other bands gave us lip service, but when it came down to it they kind of backed off. That was a little disheartening. But I respect them. That's their business.

  • The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky.

  • I love playing with Jeff. That's something I never really say in the press, but he's my favorite bass player. I've played right next to him for 10 years.

  • I think our relationship with Epic had run its natural course, and it happened to coincide with the fulfillment of our contract. We decided not to resign with them.

  • The thing about Matt Cameron is he has made us 1000 times a better band than we've ever been. He's such a freight train on drums and such a cool individual as a man that it makes us better as a band, and we are now complete with him.

  • I have lived most my life with chronic inflammation and constant pain with immediate diarrhea.

  • Star Anna is an American original. She sings from a place of beauty that takes me to a higher place.

  • There are some people who have stayed with us our whole career, which is pretty cool too.

  • That's what music has always been to me: a feel. I've listened to the Stones many times and it still makes me have that feeling of joy every time. They are still around and put on a really exciting show. We also give it 120 percent.

  • But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it.

  • At this point, because we have stayed the same course for so many years, I feel like we are freer to make choices that are motivated by what feels right creatively at a given point in time.

  • Its extremely important to have a loyal fan base and be receptive to them.

  • There's Eddie's conviction and his lyrics and his ideals, and he can just rock straight out. His vocals are incredible. And we all are really competent musicians.

  • I feel very blessed we can still have a career making music.

  • It's always push and pull with a record company.

  • It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus in on the band, but instead focused in on a theme.

  • My favorite rocker is Go because it is heavy and chaotic."

  • I am constantly amazed at their support over the years.

  • I have to eat in a way that's good for me.

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