Steven Adler Quotes

Part of recovery is relapse. I dust myself off and move forward again.

I just got tired of being sick and tired and feeling down.

Unfortunately, you don't realize this until you're getting sober but the reason why you're depressed all the time is it's the drugs that are depressing you.

It's only rock and roll, my god! It's not rocket science.

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.

People fight, they get angry, they do drugs, and they do crazy things.

I just had lunch with Slash two days ago.

He loves Axl. He holds no grudges towards him. Twenty years of great music wasn't created because of some stupid grudge. That's a shame.

I thank God, Jesus, and my Grandmother for being able to support myself and my family.

The 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.

The golden rule of drums is hands clapping and feet tapping, and when you are in and out of consciousness, you can't do that to best of your ability.

If it wasn't for KISS, there would be no Guns N' Roses.

Bands like that made Guns N' Roses. We were five guys with five personalities and five different influences. The stars were aligned for us.

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.

I wasn't able to make the full commitment until I met 'Celebrity Rehab's' Dr. Drew.

We owe it to the fans to do a tour around the world.

You can have all the riches and success in the world, but if you dont have your health, you have nothing.

I'm not gonna be a slave. I'm a rock n' roller.

I look in the mirror and see a few scars, but I like myself.

I've been blessed. I grew up and played and worked and created with the Freddie Mercury, the Jimi Hendrix, the Keith Richards, the John Paul Jones of my generation.

Loud is a way of life.

There are so many Al Anon fans and friends who have shown me wonderful love, prayers, thoughts! I thank everyone for this. It feels great to have wonderful people behind you, pushing and praying for you. Mostly, I don't want to let myself down, but they encourage me not to let them down.

You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge.

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.

Every musician, their goal in life is to play music that people love, and I've accomplished my goal. I was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and left that chapter of my life and those people in the past. Good and bad, I've loved and am thankful for that chapter.

The real shame about the ending of the Guns N' Roses when I got kicked out wasn't just that I got kicked out, but Slash and Axl stopped working together.

I used to wake up in the morning and say, 'Oh, God.

' Now I wake up in the morning and look forward to life.

I always knew that we were going to be successful and accomplish and succeed at our dreams. There was never a doubt in my mind. When we were recording 'Appetite For Destruction,' we all knew.

If the Police could do a reunion... One of the biggest jerks I ever met was Sting. If he can do it, then anyone can do it. It's not that big a deal. And the Eagles! They did it! They severely hated each other. It's just rock and roll.

One thing about Texas people, they're very passionate about their Rock N' Roll, and I love it.

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.