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title: "6 Black metal Quotes By Varg Vikernes"
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> [I wore a 'Black Metal' Venom T-shirt once, in January 1993, to promote black metal, and I regret having done that ever since.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-wore-a-black-metal-venom-t-shirt-once-in-january-1993-to-promote/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c3c/varg-vikernes-2973_black_i-wore-a-black-metal-venom-t-shirt-once_1770473.jpg)

> [The ‘black metallers’ will probably continue to ‘get loaded,’ ‘get high,’ and in all other manners too behave like the stereotypical Negro;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/the-black-metallers-will-probably-continue-to-get-loaded-get-high-and/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

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> [My main problem with Norwegian Black Metal is that almost all the bands from 1992-1993 are made up of rats, who ratted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/my-main-problem-with-norwegian-black-metal-is-that-almost-all-the/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/varg-vikernes-2973_bands_my-main-problem-with-norwegian-black-met_2563806.jpg)

> [I am no friend of the modern so-called 'black metal' culture. It is a tasteless, lowbrow parody of Norwegian black metal circa…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-am-no-friend-of-the-modern-so-called-black-metal-culture-it-is-a/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e56/varg-vikernes-2973_black-metal_i-am-no-friend-of-the-modern-so-called-b_2679644.jpg)

> [I really don't want to be associated with the low-brow Black Metal genre. If you want to know what I mean when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-really-don-t-want-to-be-associated-with-the-low-brow-black-metal/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aaf/varg-vikernes-2973_black-metal_i-really-don-t-want-to-be-associated-wit_2744631.png)

> [Out of pure spite we pretty much always said the opposite of what the other said, no matter what they said, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/out-of-pure-spite-we-pretty-much-always-said-the-opposite-of-what-the/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/29b/varg-vikernes-2973_black_out-of-pure-spite-we-pretty-much-always_2762771.jpg)

## More by Varg Vikernes

> [I think metal fans are more loyal than other fans, and they are often more inclined to collect the albums of their favorite bands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-think-metal-fans-are-more-loyal-than-other-fans-and-they-are-often/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [I have learned from my mistakes and become older.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-have-learned-from-my-mistakes-and-become-older/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [The more I got to knew about Paganism the more Pagan I became, so to say, but I didn't really know enough until after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/the-more-i-got-to-knew-about-paganism-the-more-pagan-i-became-so-to/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Music and improving the world are two sides of the same coin.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/music-and-improving-the-world-are-two-sides-of-the-same-coin/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [I don't care much about society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/i-don-t-care-much-about-society/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Europe really needs to wake up, cast aside the lies and get rid of the Jewish yoke we live under - once and for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/europe-really-needs-to-wake-up-cast-aside-the-lies-and-get-rid-of-the/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Only native male citizens with a wife and children, a property, and a military rank should be allowed to vote and be elected for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/only-native-male-citizens-with-a-wife-and-children-a-property-and-a/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Personally I don't understand why the metal press even bother, but I guess it is good they do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/personally-i-don-t-understand-why-the-metal-press-even-bother-but-i/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [“People are like books, and the world is like a library. Some believe that it is important to be known with the most possible…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/people-are-like-books-and-the-world-is-like-a-library-some-believe/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Naturally I never had the intention to offend or alienate Slavs. … What makes me different from the ‘nazis’ are basically three things; unlike…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/naturally-i-never-had-the-intention-to-offend-or-alienate-slavs-what/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Hate is irrational. I am a rational person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/hate-is-irrational-i-am-a-rational-person/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [My mind has never been in prison; I think all the time about what I should do on the day that I am released.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/my-mind-has-never-been-in-prison-i-think-all-the-time-about-what-i/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Christianity was created by some decadent and degenerated Romans as a tool of oppression, in the late Roman era, and it should be treated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/christianity-was-created-by-some-decadent-and-degenerated-romans-as-a/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Personally, I am a nationalist, but my race is my nation, and I see all true Europeans as my racial brethren and part of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/personally-i-am-a-nationalist-but-my-race-is-my-nation-and-i-see-all/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

> [Yes, maturity in life brings maturity to the music I make.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/varg-vikernes/yes-maturity-in-life-brings-maturity-to-the-music-i-make/)

[Varg Vikernes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/varg-vikernes/)

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