Richard Shannon Hoon was an American singer/songwriter and musician. He rose to fame as frontman and lead singer of the band Blind Melon.
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“I have a phobia of anything that doesn't die in the microwave after five seconds.”
Shannon Hoon
“Life isn't a tiptoe through the tulips.”
“I want to do more. I'm never satisfied with what I've done.”
“I made a living out of being a class clown.”
“I hate the word 'hippy'. I hate a lot of people, and hippies don't do that!”
“I like to be really high.”
“Our strength is in our live shows and it's not like we're too good to play anywhere.”
“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?”
“I really enjoy the therapeutic value of writing songs.”
“I think we really almost burnt ourselves out on one record.”