I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every…

We are pioneers of creating a new genre of metal.

— Suzuka Nakamoto

The most effective instruments do have a vocal quality.

— Robert Wyatt

If you're into metal, then you should like hair metal!

— Martin Popoff

We had no clue what heavy metal was. We were like: 'What's that?'

— Yui Mizuno

There's a lot of modern stuff I really dig, like Melechesh or Italian death metal like Hour Of Penance and Bloodtruth.

— Max Cavalera

We believe that many people who already like metal and those who like other genres will be accepting to this new type of metal.

— Moa Kikuchi

I was into alternative stuff, but I was also open to a little bit of hard rock and metal, like Guns N' Roses, Metallica.

— Girl Talk

I already tried that. Something heavy metal like. And sunglasses. But it didn't work; I went to the gas station and when I left…

— Michael Schumacher

It's amazing how well real strings blend with metal, like that whole sound.

— John Petrucci

It's always a pleasure when you can compose guitar parts from a strong vocal and not just put the melody on top of guitar…

— Wes Borland

When we listen to improvisational jazz, or solo classical violinists, the way they phrase and inflect melodies feels vocal, like they’re talking to us.…

— Bobby McFerrin

I like that Metallica has found a way to have these non-pedestrian arrangements but then the vocal melody is strong and intense. I've always…

— Robert Trujillo

My music is based on melody and when I play the piano, it's as if I'm singing with them. When you try to transform…

— Yanni

When you do a remix, obviously you get a beautiful melody, you get the beautiful vocals - everything is already set up. You already…

— Cedric Gervais

But my role is to just apply the skills I've learned over the years: you listen to the guitar, you listen to the vocal…

— Krist Novoselic