We play heavy metal because our lives are heavy metal.

I listen to heavy metal thanks to my son. When I argue with him on the kind of music he is listening to, he…

— Zeenat Aman

Only two to three per cent of an audience is interested in words and pays attention to lyrics; most of the rest of it…

— Al Stewart

She's the quiet type who's into heavy metal.

— Billy Joel

“Fucking Hallmark never wrote anything for how I felt then. When Metallica and the rest of the metal community pitched in to pay for…

— Susan Juby

I like Jay-Z, 50 Cent and Common. But I like the underground stuff like Young Jeezy, Black Rob and Shine. I also love heavy…

— Vanilla Ice

“Headbangers beware: the "violent and rhythmic" movement employed by heavy metal fans to express their musical appreciation could cause potentially fatal bleeding in the…

— Anonymous

One of the songs we recorded for 'The Long Run' was called 'You're Really High, Aren't You?' Which never really made it onto a…

— Don Felder

I would say that I'm very proud that Metallica plays heavy music - but equally proud that we don't think like a heavy-metal band.

— Lars Ulrich

It's really an orchestral piece featuring a group and it was quite revolutionary at the time and it in fact, it kicked Deep Purple…

— Roger Glover

The great thing about Priest, in all the years that we've been making heavy metal music, is that we've always kind of carried this…

— Rob Halford

“Und das Atmen fällt mir ach so schwer.”

— Rammstein

“Since there are always talented players in these emerging categories, no matter how grating they may be to the ear of the more traditionally…

— Linda Ronstadt

The best indication is that I still love to ski on most anything, from skating gear to heavy metal.

— Paul Parker

We can't believe how many gays there are in heavy metal, people like...

— Biff Byford

One thing people would be surprised about is that although hard rock and heavy metal are without question 90% of what I listen to…

— Eddie Trunk