Shannon Hoon
Shannon Hoon
Richard Shannon Hoonwas an American singer-songwriter and musician. He was the lead singer of the band Blind Melon until his death from a cocaine overdose in 1995...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionRock Singer
Date of Birth26 September 1967
CityLafayette, IN
CountryUnited States of America
die five microwave phobia
I have a phobia of anything that doesn't die in the microwave after five seconds.
american-musician enjoy help people realize understand
That's when I realize that the people who come to the shows, that's their role... to help us understand why we enjoy doing this sometimes.
selfish people frustrated
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?
father caring needs
I need to start caring about myself if I'm going to be a proper father.
life-is-hard life-is when-life-is-hard
When life is hard, you have to change.
tiptoes
Life isn't a tiptoe through the tulips
class clown made
I made a living out of being a class clown
eye going-away
I'll close my eyes really, really tight and make you all go away.
pity alright
There's a lot that you can be And ain't it a pity But its alright to smile back at me
player rocks guitar
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.
song writing enjoy
I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs.
want done satisfied
I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done
band becoming believed money
We never were the band that believed in making all that money and becoming stars.
american-musician gonna last
We all enjoy the band and what we're doing, but we know this isn't gonna last forever.