Get QuoteDark Inspirational Quotes App

" When I got clean and sober, that was a major change in my life. "

Related Quotes:

" When you're a musician, one of the things that comes to you in the beginning that is quite unexpected is the reaction from your fans, and to the way your music plays an important part in their life in figuring things out. "

" As far as putting a rating on music like you do movies, I can see the common sense in that. "

" On their debut, Korn brought a new definition of metal that was a game changer. "

" To have Judas Priest together? It's a real adventure, and we always feel excited when it's time to create a new record. "

" Running away from something doesn't do anything except put distance. "

" It's very tempting for certain generations to say, 'Well, I just want to be in a band, and I want to be a rock star,' or whatever. That's not what it's about. Firstly, you've got to be in it for the love and the passion that you have for the music, and then you take it from there. "

" You have to let your musicians in your band be who they are. "

" Music is there to get you through life's ups and downs, good times and not so good times. "

" I think that essentially, since music was invented, it's basically reached out and touched every single kind of conceivable generation. "

" I'm drawn to singers who have something different to say vocally, and Adele would be in there. "

" The first thing I will say about looking after your voice is get a pair of in-ear monitors because one of the most common problems singers have is trying to hear themselves on stage. "

" If I was a billionaire, I'd have a warehouse full of Ferrari and Lamborghini, but I'm not. "

" Criticism, maybe cynicism, is just rampant in music, in creativity. Everybody has a perception and a set of opinions based on what that piece of music is doing to them internally. "

" 'Defenders' seems to have a really gritty, hard, uncomplicated vibe about it. Somehow, we made everything sound stronger and more precise than on 'Screaming Vengeance' through Tom Allom's amazing mixing skills. "

" There are gay and lesbian people in all walks of life, in all different types of professions. I just happen to be a gay man who sings in a heavy metal band. "

" If you go to the gym every day, it's not really good. Your muscles get fatigued. Your vocal cords are muscles - they get burned out, they get tired, so you've got to give them the chance to recover and repair during the night. "

" We've always had this fantastic relationship with America. "

" I will always remember the first show I did clean and sober... It was in New Mexico, in Albuquerque. I literally felt elevated, as everything was coming with such clarity. "

" Some songs are dead easy, and others can be quite challenging. Other times, you just have to put it in the bin. "

" I never tire of the drive from Phoenix to San Diego, and it is mostly desert, obviously, but you get different varieties of desert terrain. "

" You've gotta learn to love yourself and live your own life. Then you can go out in the world and try and figure everything else out. "

" That's the life, really, isn't it? You write. You record. You play. And it never grows old. "

" I like Avenged Sevenfold and Five Finger Death Punch, with whom I did a single. "

" I think my heart will always be made of metal, but it would be ignorant of me and kind of foolish to ignore the other emotional connections you can make in all kinds of music. "

" It's a myth that I received any flak from the metal community over my decision to come out. I have, in fact, received numerous positive responses from fans, as well as e-mails from people who were going through much the same thing. It's horrible to keep something like that secret, and I felt I had to make it public. "

" The battle goes on for me; as a gay man, I shall not be happy until I see equality across the board. "

" I think I'm still a lone wolf, internally. And I always will be. "

" It's best to keep things as free and open as you can. It's good to have a template, but then you go back and dissect it and see where you can make improvements. That's pretty much been the case with every Priest song that's ever been written. "

" As soon as I got my driver's license, I went crazy, and I got the Ford Cosworth, which was this limited edition street racing turbo. It was like this 200-miles-an-hour monster. "

" I love early blues like Bessie Smith, Muddy Waters, and Howlin' Wolf. I listened to the way these people sang, and it was just beautiful - straight from the soul. That, for me, was an inspiration. "