Mike Ness Quotes

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Best things in life aren't things.