Alexakis Tzouganakis Quotes

#1. I lived in Portland for almost 20 years, and that's where my eldest daughter went to college. I missed the sunshine. I grew up in L.A. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#2. I like people who tell stories. I like storytellers. A lot of my songs are misconceived as being auto-biographical when they're not because I write in the first person. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#3. I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been 30 years, and it's always been personal, but I've always told stories. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#4. I've always kind of been a little skeptical about bands that won't play their hits. That's really arrogant to me as a music fan. I do want to hear obscure songs, but like most people, I want to hear the hits, so we always play them. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#5. My favorite drive is Highway 101 in California between Los Angeles and San Luis Obispo. I love the 101; Highway 1 is too windy, and 5 is too boring - the 101 is just right. It's like the Mama Bear of scenic drives. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#6. I do like my sugar at night, but I try to keep it to a minimum. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#7. I think Everclear is a weird combination of a singer-songwriter and a hard-rock band. That's why some people really dig the band, and some don't. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#8. For the most part, I don't like people who soapbox. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#9. If you live in L.A. long enough, you get into having a cool car. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#10. Any artist manages his own business along with his manager. Every band should. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#11. I think I write very good songs. But I don't know if anybody could record my songs with as much fervor. They sound good sung by me, and they especially sound good with my band. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#12. I have my dark side like anybody, you know, depression, anxiety ... and I write about gritty, real-life stuff. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#13. 'Santa Monica' was a big song, and I always knew it would be radio friendly. But it's not a defining song for me, though for a lot of people it is. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#14. I still fall back a lot on my Les Paul, and there is just no getting away from a Les Paul and a hot pickup. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#15. Maybe I'll work for a label someday, write some fiction, nonfiction. Someday I'd like to go back to school and get my teaching degree. I want to be a grandpa. I want to have more kids. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#16. My frustration has always been that I'm a Christian, but I don't buy into, never have bought into, the belief that Jesus and God are these men who just dictate that this is how you have to live your life or you are going to burn in hell. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#17. The thing I love about Myspace is it's a safe place where I can talk to fans every day. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#18. As a songwriter, I do kind of look at 'Santa Monica' as a thing outside of itself, because it isn't just my song. This is a song a lot of people tell me is a part of their high school or college years. That means a lot to me. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#19. I love Australia! I got a boot thrown at me there. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#20. I've always cared about the world. That's never been an issue. But with learning how to smile, it's been learning how to feel comfortable within my own skin, and to feel accepted, and to feel empowered, and to feel worthy. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#21. I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#22. I'd actually like to make a country album one day. One of my idols is Neil Young, because he's kept himself from being bored. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#23. Living isn't a simple thing ... no one said it's supposed to be. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#24. I think The Police made five great records and then called it a day. They went out on top. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#25. I don't talk about my past; people ask me about it. I've done things I'm ashamed of, but one thing I can honestly say is that things I've done that I regret, I've never done twice. I work really hard at that. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#26. I have a pet peeve about bands that don't play their hits. I think it's kind of selfish. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#27. Being a musician, especially at the major label where you work for so long, it becomes a cycle. Write a record, make a record, tour. It's just this cycle, and I don't think there's any life built into it with time to assimilate what's going on in front of you and what's going on in your head. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#28. I wish I could come home to a life that looks like a TV show. I wish I could see my television family waiting for me, where no one fights and no one screams, no one lies and no one leaves. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#29. I just wanna be a rock star! #Quote by Art Alexakis

#30. I like acting when I can pick my own roles, and I do. It's fun. I like being creative, and it's a creative process. #Quote by Art Alexakis

#31. Being a child that grew up with a single mom back in the '70s, Father's Day to me was always a very uncomfortable time. At school, we would make Father's Day cards for our dads, and I usually mailed one to my dad, and he hardly ever responded. #Quote by Art Alexakis