Our album 'Show No Mercy' came out in late '83, and we did three or four shows in San Francisco after the release. That was our first experience with stage-divers, crowd-surfing, people walking on people across an entire crowd. — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
When you're in a club or a theater or even an arena, yeah, you want visuals, you want a good light show. But Slayer has always been about the sound. We have to sound good. It has to be tight. — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
I read true crime books, and I read when people do case studies of stuff. I'm into books like that. Case studies or forensics… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
Growing up, my dad drank a lot of wine, so I got a taste for, and learned how to enjoy it. He spoke a… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
Our album 'Show No Mercy' came out in late '83, and we did three or four shows in San Francisco after the release. That… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
Yeah, yeah I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band. The biggest one is that we're Satan worshippers, but next to… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
A good wine has many qualities I think. If drunk moderately, it is healthy and good for your heart. — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
When I do interviews, I enter them with an open mind and try to answer the questions the best I can. — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
After that I didn't listen to music as much because '70s music just wasn't... I remember all the songs, but it wasn't because I… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home… — Tom Araya Copy Share Image
