Song Quotes by Tom Araya

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer

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I just don't write musically, but lyrically, yeah I write.

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As long as it's good music, that's what's important.

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Yeah, yeah I think that's one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band. The biggest one is that we're Satan worshippers, but…

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That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play…

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People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a…

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Sometimes I'll sing the same verse through the entire song, because the other verses aren't clicking. And when they do come to…

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I had to be at least 8 or 9; I was listening to everything on the radio. You name it, I heard every song.

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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…

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From the heaviest of the heavy to classical to country, that's what I listen to, I listen to a variety and I…

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I would have to work on the song and figure out how they wanted the song done, because they're such high-intensity songs.…

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Slayer fans are unforgiving. Early on in the career, if something changes, it's accepted. But 30 years down the road, in my…

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When this genre of music started in America, Metallica was up north in California, we were in Southern California, Anthrax was on…

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To fans in a festival setting it's like a picnic. You want to have a good time with your friends in that…

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