During our first year, we were playing Priest and Maiden cover tunes all the time while we figured out what we wanted to do as a band. At the time I was getting out of metal and into punk. That's… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
I remember in the days when we started, when we first went on the road, we went to Berkeley and played with Exodus. We couldn't believe another band was playing the same kind of music we were playing because there… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
To us, being the bad guys is cool, because we always root for the bad guys in the movies. — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam. — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
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. — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
Me and my dad were so much alike that we would just butt heads. I pretty much hated him from the age of 16… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
We've met so many people you'd never even suspect of being Slayer fans: suits, lawyers, and people like that. — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
The majority of our fans are dudes. And the chicks you do see at our shows are probably there because of a dude. Slayer… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
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. — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
My first guitar was a Les Paul that I bought off a friend for 500 bucks. I worked a long time to save up… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
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… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
We read a lot from the Satanic bible. It's not quite the opposite of the normal bible - a lot of its principles are… — Jeff Hanneman Copy Share Image
