Song Quotes by Jeff Hanneman

14 Song quotes by Jeff Hanneman

Jeff Hanneman’s fourteen statements on songs cut straight to the core of his metal aesthetic, delivering raw, uncompromising insight. This short set works well as a quick dive into his artistic outlook.

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We've never been a political band.

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Lyrics are always the last thing to get done.

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Rock 'n' roll was never supposed to be polite.

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I guess Zeppelin is some happy stuff compared to us. It's pretty hippy, too.

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'Angel Of Death' was a big problem. I remember getting a phone call after the album was done: Sony wasn't going to…

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If you're living a nice lifestyle and you have no problems, you put on our record, you won't get it.

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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…

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I'd rather play in front of people who wouldn't listen to Slayer. That to me, is more like, 'Hey, listen to us.'

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I pretty much started the lyrics and I hit a roadblock and I think Kerry finished them up. Then I came back…

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The intent of Slayer's musical and lyrical content has always been selfish. We feel very strongly about the importance of staying true…

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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…

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I actually have only one Jackson! ESP makes all of my guitars now. But that Jackson was probably the last one I…

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Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith weren't polite. They were against the grain. And that's what we want our music to be: rude, aggressive... like…

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During our first year, we were playing Priest and Maiden cover tunes all the time while we figured out what we wanted…

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To us, being the bad guys is cool, because we always root for the bad guys in the movies.

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My fascination with war is because my dad was in World War II, and my brother was in Vietnam.

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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.

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I love hockey, and I go to a lot of the games.

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Me and my dad were so much alike that we would just butt heads. I pretty much hated him from the age of 16…

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Lyrics are always the last thing to get done.

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We've met so many people you'd never even suspect of being Slayer fans: suits, lawyers, and people like that.

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The majority of our fans are dudes. And the chicks you do see at our shows are probably there because of a dude. Slayer…

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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.

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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…

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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…

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We read a lot from the Satanic bible. It's not quite the opposite of the normal bible - a lot of its principles are…

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I was really into metal when I was growing up. It was just something I thought I could do and wanted to try.

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I like playing guitar I don't like talking about it. I like writing riffs, I don't like explaining them.

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Play as much as you can. That's what I had to do because of my inexperience. And don't get frustrated.

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