A biography for Mike McCreadyhasn’t been written yet.
“I'll hear us on classic rock radio stations, and I'll go, 'Oh, my God, we're getting old!'”
“I've always had this term 'mad season' in my head.”
“To be able to make a living doing what I love is truly a gift, and I'm thankful for that every day.”
“It was by design that we mostly used pictures that you could not necessarily see what was going on, and that didn't really focus in on the band, but instead focused in on a theme.”
“But KISS inspired me personally to pick up a guitar and go for it.”
“I used to sit for hours and copy every lick on those early AC/DC and Kiss records. From there, I went on to Eric Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan. After a while, you kind of develop your own style.”
“I have to eat in a way that's good for me.”
“My mind has always kind of operated with this band like it's gonna be over tomorrow.”
“Crohn's doesn't define who you are. You are a human being; you are special and a great addition to society. Crohn's is just a part of your life. Try to be positive and proactive - therein lies the solution.”
“I wanted to start doing more music, doing more things than just playing guitar. I started taking singing lessons and piano lessons. I need to learn more things, to be an artist or whatever, and then transfer that back into writing songs.”
“It's always push and pull with a record company.”
“I've met a ton of new people who have colitis or Crohn's. Talking to them has been probably the most healing thing: to hear other people's attitudes on how they deal with their disease and how they stay positive.”
“Playing music was something I wanted to do since I was 11 years old, so when we went on tour and started selling records, it was an incredible, strange dream.”
“I have lived most my life with chronic inflammation and constant pain with immediate diarrhea.”
“I'd love to have Jack White up. I think he's just a phenomenal guitar player. I'd love to see him play up close because he's got a killer voice, and he's a great lead player, too. That would be exciting to me.”
“Everything I know, I stole directly from Ace Frehley, Angus Young, and Keith Richards. That's how you learn.”
“We can go to Australia and play to 30-to-40,000. We can do that in certain places in the States, but not everywhere.”
“The average life spans of many bands are not that long, up to five years if they are lucky.”
“Duff McKagen's been a dear friend of mind for a long time, and he's a Seattlelite.”
“We'll go to South America and play to 60,000. It's insane.”