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title: "1 Les Paul Quotes By Jeff Hanneman"
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> [My first guitar was a Les Paul that I bought off a friend for 500 bucks. I worked a long time to save up enough money for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/my-first-guitar-was-a-les-paul-that-i-bought-off-a-friend-for-500/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

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## More by Jeff Hanneman

> [To us, being the bad guys is cool, because we always root for the bad guys in the movies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/to-us-being-the-bad-guys-is-cool-because-we-always-root-for-the-bad/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/my-fascination-with-war-is-because-my-dad-was-in-world-war-ii-and-my/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [The intent of Slayer's musical and lyrical content has always been selfish. We feel very strongly about the importance of staying true to ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/the-intent-of-slayer-s-musical-and-lyrical-content-has-always-been/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [I love hockey, and I go to a lot of the games.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/i-love-hockey-and-i-go-to-a-lot-of-the-games/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [Me and my dad were so much alike that we would just butt heads. I pretty much hated him from the age of 16…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/me-and-my-dad-were-so-much-alike-that-we-would-just-butt-heads-i/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [Lyrics are always the last thing to get done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/lyrics-are-always-the-last-thing-to-get-done/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [We've met so many people you'd never even suspect of being Slayer fans: suits, lawyers, and people like that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/we-ve-met-so-many-people-you-d-never-even-suspect-of-being-slayer/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [The majority of our fans are dudes. And the chicks you do see at our shows are probably there because of a dude. Slayer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/the-majority-of-our-fans-are-dudes-and-the-chicks-you-do-see-at-our/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [Pro Tools rules. You get the opportunity to try more things because you don't waste so much time trying to get the perfect take.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/pro-tools-rules-you-get-the-opportunity-to-try-more-things-because/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [My first guitar was a Les Paul that I bought off a friend for 500 bucks. I worked a long time to save up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/my-first-guitar-was-a-les-paul-that-i-bought-off-a-friend-for-500/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [It's nice to be respected, but it doesn't really matter. What's important is that if I wasn't in Slayer, it's still the band I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/it-s-nice-to-be-respected-but-it-doesn-t-really-matter-what-s/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [We read a lot from the Satanic bible. It's not quite the opposite of the normal bible - a lot of its principles are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/we-read-a-lot-from-the-satanic-bible-it-s-not-quite-the-opposite-of/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [I was really into metal when I was growing up. It was just something I thought I could do and wanted to try.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/i-was-really-into-metal-when-i-was-growing-up-it-was-just-something-i/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [I like playing guitar I don't like talking about it. I like writing riffs, I don't like explaining them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/i-like-playing-guitar-i-don-t-like-talking-about-it-i-like-writing/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

> [Play as much as you can. That's what I had to do because of my inexperience. And don't get frustrated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hanneman/play-as-much-as-you-can-that-s-what-i-had-to-do-because-of-my/)

[Jeff Hanneman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hanneman/)

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