“There was no support system in Seattle for musicians.” — Mike McCready Quote

“There was no support system in Seattle for musicians.”

“Throughout my life of having Crohn's, I've been on and off prednisone when other stuff was not working.”

“When you're really young, dating girls, and trying to explain Kiss, they just look at you like you're kind of crazy. I think they got so big in the Seventies and were such a phenomenon - they did the 'Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park' movie, the solo records - some people only know the merchandising stuff.”

“We're musicians. We make music for a living. It's that simple. Nothing else matters.”

“Session musicians kind of respected me because what I was talking about made sense. That all came from an education. Believe me, education does you more good. Maybe that's the reason I've been around so long.”

“I've heard from writers and musicians and fans that they think I'm underrated.”