Mike Ness Quotes

Guitarist

Mike Ness, born on April 3, 1962, is a renowned guitarist known for his unique musical style and guitar skills. He is considered one of the representatives of punk rock in the 1990s.

Filter quotes by topic

All Feels Ifs Thinking Dog Bits Deals Different Healer I Can Kids

Famous Mike Ness Quotes

“I have fantasy jobs like working in retail at a department store just selling rich housewives outfits and saying 'this looks fabulous on you! Let me find a matching handbag!' Then, the other is being like some sort of Vice or taskforce, law enforcement, undercover [person]. Or possibly someday becoming a guerilla activist - I'm kind of in-training for that now anyways. So, maybe my retirement will be jumping on ships, kidnapping, and [participating in] espionage. I still fantasize.”

“I think you never want to limit yourself to one style of anything. Why put those limitations on yourself?”

Thinking Want Style Limits Limitation

Author:Mike Ness

“The attitude is in my personality. It's going to come out in the songs no matter what. If you're pushing the vocal constantly at 10, there's no room for any dynamics. There's no room for any variation in tone. There's no room for anything.”

Ifs Matter Song Rooms Attitude Personality No Matter What Tone Pushing What If Vocal Variation Dynamics

Author:Mike Ness

“When I see everyone doing the same thing, I want to do the opposite.”

Want Opposites

Author:Mike Ness

“I got tattoos for purely antisocial reasons, and now people do it for social acceptance. I miss the individualism.”

People Reason Social Missing Acceptance Individualism Tattoo Antisocial Social Acceptance

Author:Mike Ness

“I think, honestly, that ego makes you most vulnerable. When you are in humility you are much more comfortable, open and okay with BEING vulnerable, whereas the ego is the protecter, and even though you think you're protecting, I think you are more vulnerable if you're in ego.”

Ifs Thinking Humility Ego Comfortable Okay Honestly Vulnerable

Author:Mike Ness

“There are those uncomfortable things that've passed that you have to deal with or they define you, like childhood trauma. Like when I'm lost, I just feel like somewhere along the line, if you've gone through any childhood trauma, it makes you lose your essence and it takes a while to get that back. There are certain things about that that push my buttons.”

Ifs Feels Certain Lost Loses Lines Deals Gone Childhood Essence Trauma Uncomfortable Buttons Childhood Trauma Define You

Author:Mike Ness

“As time goes on you are given responsibility and other things to deal with. You become a husband and a father and there's another shirt of stuff.”

Father Given Stuff Deals Responsibility Goes On Husband Shirts Time Goes On

Author:Mike Ness

“I do feel like, now, approaching fifty, I am definitely at a crossroads and having to reevaluate things and look at things. It's time for more change, and that's good.”

Feels Looks Fifty Crossroads

Author:Mike Ness

“I was taught early on in my recovery that, 'Pain is good. Extreme pain is extremely good.'”

Pain Taught Extremes Recovery Extreme Pain

Author:Mike Ness

“I do know that love, whether you're giving it or receiving it, or both, it is the ultimate healer.”

Knows Giving Ultimate Receiving Healer

Author:Mike Ness

“Whether you're going through fear, whether you're going through pain, or whether you're going through anything, love is the best healer and the most powerful thing in the world.”

World Pain Love Is Powerful Most Powerful Healer

Author:Mike Ness

“You have to be open, and being open is a daily challenge, I think.”

Thinking Challenges Daily Challenges

Author:Mike Ness

“I went to yoga for six months straight, but that was about five years ago! I've been trying to get back. I probably could've seen the President five times, it'd be easier than it has been to get back to yoga!”

Trying Years Has Beens President Five Months Easier Six Yoga Years Ago Five Years Get Back Six Months

Author:Mike Ness

“I think I'm probably going to have more luck on tour, on the road, than I am at home, because as hectic as traveling can be, I have a little bit more control, for life situations out there on the road. It's the one aspect of my life I feel like I do have some control of. I can wake up in my hotel room, I'm alone and I can ease into the day and do what I need to do. It's not like I've got to get up and drive the kids to school, feed the dog, get to the gym, go to practice, go pay a bill, you know what I mean?”

Thinking Knows Needs Feels Mean Littles I Can Home Kids School Bits Rooms Pay Situation Practice Dog Little Bit Aspect Wake Up Luck Bills Get Up Ease Hotel Gym Hotel Rooms Hectic

Author:Mike Ness

“I've never been a flag waver, but I can lead by example.”

I Can Example Flags

Author:Mike Ness

“I feel that if you're in the public eye in any way that you do have a little bit of influence on people.”

People Ifs Way Feels Littles Eye Bits Influence Little Bit Public Eye

Author:Mike Ness

“I wake up to my three dogs and my wife in bed and the kids, and those are the best gifts that I have.”

Kids Three Wife Dog Bed Wake Up My Wife Best Gift Three Dog

Author:Mike Ness

“There's something about playing every night, it becomes easy and it becomes fun. I love being up there and playing for different crowds every night.”

Different Night Fun Easy Love Is Crowds Every Night

Author:Mike Ness

“We`re not here for a long time, we`re here for a good time / Reach For the Sky, 'cause tomorrow may never come.”

May Long Causes Sky Design Tomorrow Long Time Good Times Graphic Graphic Design Tomorrow May Never Come

Author:Mike Ness

“No one would barbecue their family dog. Why is a cow or a pig or a chicken different?”

Different Dog Chickens Cows Pigs Barbecue

Author:Mike Ness

“Best things in life aren't things.”

“Stop contemplating and start celebratingYeah, you gotta live before you die.”

Dies Contemplating

Author:Mike Ness

About the Author

Born: April 3, 1962
Known for: Guitarist
Quotes: 23

Books & Sources

Similar Authors

Cesar MillanBrowse related quotes
Ruth M. LevertonBrowse related quotes
Stanley CorenBrowse related quotes
Barbara WoodhouseBrowse related quotes
Albert Payson TerhuneBrowse related quotes
Ian NiallBrowse related quotes
Germano FacettiBrowse related quotes
Jacques BertinBrowse related quotes
Morteza MomayezBrowse related quotes
J. R. AckerleyBrowse related quotes