52 Quotes by Dave Navarro

We hope that even a thief has a heart.

When a new person comes in, you can't help but evolve. Steve comes from a singer/songwriter background, whereas Perkins and I come from more of a jamming and experimental background, and I think what we came up with is a great combination of songs and musicianship.

We like to think that we are stronger than our compulsions. But when time after time we can't break a habit we so badly want to eliminate, we begin to realize that maybe our will power and self control aren't as strong as we thought they were. Maybe we are just as weak as everybody else.

Everyone's stunned when they see me all done up in some kind of costume, but they never ask what i'm hiding...I'm not creating a person that I'm not. I'm just amplifying a part of me.

During overdubs, I'd pick up whatever looked interesting at the moment or whichever guitar I hadn't played yet. I like having such a broad palette to dip into.

This is a place where stars can feel like freaks, and freaks can feel like stars. I want to put stripper poles in here for public use so if any girl wants to get up and dance, she can.

The beautiful thing about CBGB is that I don't have a single memory from that place, ... But I think it was amazing.

I mean the truck can get replaced. But our little family member, it's like having a child. You don't get that back.

If there was a channel that showed nothing but hysteria and panic, it would be the highest-rated channel on TV. We like to think of creating music as a way to channel the panic into something tangible.