I hate the word 'hippy'. I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that!
Shannon Hoon

You use everything. You use tragedy you use everything.
Shannon Hoon

Keep on dreaming boy, cause when you stop dreamin' it's time to die.
Shannon Hoon

I made a living out of being a class clown.
Shannon Hoon

I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done.
Shannon Hoon

I know that sounds selfish, but you have to look at what it's doing to you personally - are you frustrated because of the way people perceive you, or are you happy enough about the things you've realized about yourself that you can tolerate the way people perceive you?
Shannon Hoon

I feel more confident about what we're doing as a band and what we're trying to do as a band and the way we're looking at it as a band.
Shannon Hoon

There's no leader of this band, and there never will be. That's the key. You can't control how the public perceives you-people see rock'n'roll bands as the guitar player and the singer.
Shannon Hoon