Quotes and Lyrics by Soundgarden

Words you say
Never seem to live up to the ones inside your head
The lives we make
Never seem to ever get us anywhere but dead

Black hole sun, won't you come
And wash away the rain?

In my eyes, indisposed
In disguises no one knows
Hides the face, lies the snake
In the sun in my disgrace
Boiling heat, summer stench
'Neath the black the sky looks dead

Well, I just looked in the mirror
And things aren't looking so good
I'm looking California
And feeling Minnesota

Whatsoever I feared has come to light
And whatsoever I've fought off became my life
Just when every day seemed to greet me with a smile
Sunspots have faded, now I'm doin' time

I shot my love today, would you cry for me
I lost my head again, would you lie for me

The fire is spreading
And no one wants to speak about it

Live life to the fullest, and focus on the positive!

No matter how much success you're having, you can't continue working together if you can't communicate.

I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.

There's sadness to anyone that dies before their time, and specifically ones that seem to affect people in a positive way. It doesn't matter if it's Whitney Houston or a nameless, faceless person on the street. That's just as big of a tragedy for me.

When I started writing songs for Temple of the Dog, I went to my room with my acoustic guitar, and I was happy staying in that mode. It was more chordal based and more lyric driven. I enjoyed not making riff-based songs built around a guitar idea.

I think Freddie Mercury is probably the best of all time in terms of a rock voice. There was a vulnerability to it, his technical ability was amazing, and so much of his personality would come out through his voice. I'm not even a guy to buy Queen records, really, and I still think he's one of the best.

One of the main dilemmas that's pretty common to a lot of people who are getting older is the idea that maybe there's a finish line and that maybe there's a time in your life when you start to slow down and stop and smell the roses and just kind of settle into what will be a comfortable period in your life.

And if you don't believe the sun will rise, stand alone and greet the coming night in the last remaining light.

Why can't you compare Washington State and Florida?
Because it'd be like comparing apples and oranges.

One doesn't soon forget the natural beauty of Washington, although those of us who live here do sometimes take it for granted.

They say money can't buy happiness, but it can buy a flight to Washington - and that's pretty much the same thing.

I was born in 1940 in Minnesota and grew up in the country... dirt roads, swamps, lakes, woods.

Ted: "It's freezing out there. Where's your coat?"
Robin: "Ted, I'm Canadian. I don't need a coat. This kind of weather is nothing for me."
Marshall: "Yeah. This is like a spring day back in Minnesota."

We don't need to worry
'Cause when we fall, we know how to land
Don't need to talk the talk, just walk the walk tonight
'Cause we don't need permission to dance