Jeff Hanneman

Since we did 'Angel of Death,' I've had three occasions where someone will go 'Psst, hey. I'm part of this Aryan World…

— Jeff Hanneman

I don't listen to much rap outside of Run DMC and the Beasties, but then I'm pretty burned out on most new…

— Jeff Hanneman

That gets me upset- you're jamming along, checking out the crowd and having a good time, and then your equipment goes down.…

— Jeff Hanneman

We've never been a political band.

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

I hang with my woman, and with some friends that have nothing to do with Slayer. I also like to watch sports…

— Jeff Hanneman

The whole nature of war is both stupid and fascinating. It's this big game, except people die. Yet we still keep on…

— Jeff Hanneman

I knew that if I were ever in a band it would be all about being heavy and dark.

— Jeff Hanneman

Don't overthink things. Make the next record, and keep rolling with it.

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

Everybody has a dark side. It's just we are very in touch with it.

— Jeff Hanneman

L.A. has got to be the poser capital of the world. Around here Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, and Ratt are the heaviest…

— Jeff Hanneman

We write the songs that we do because that's what we like. But they are just stories - not things we actually…

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

I feel you should be able to write about whatever you want.

— Jeff Hanneman

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

— Jeff Hanneman

We're not, obviously, as rich as Metallic, but we don't have to worry about money.

— Jeff Hanneman

It's kind of weird to think about our fan base now, where our hard-core fans have kids, families and jobs.

— Jeff Hanneman

I read a bunch of books about Mengele because he was pretty sick. That was how 'Angel Of Death' came about. I…

— Jeff Hanneman

I don't like politics in music.

— Jeff Hanneman

I remember in the days when we started, when we first went on the road, we went to Berkeley and played with…

— Jeff Hanneman

I used to be totally into Steve Vai and Joe Satriani and other shredders, and I tried to emulate what they did…

— Jeff Hanneman

We don't like preaching, we don't like love songs, we don't like fun songs. We just like the dark side.

— Jeff Hanneman