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King Diamond

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[Wikipedia] Kim Bendix Petersen, better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto screams. He is the lead vocalist and lyricist for both Mercyful Fate and the e

Quotes by King Diamond

People from all walks of life that you might find as a King Diamond fan - you don't look a certain way;…

Find

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'The Shining' has always been my favorite horror movie. It is scary and incredibly psychological without relying on blood and gore. Jack…

Always

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Taking walks sometimes bring back memories of my childhood because a smell might trigger a memory.

Back

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I don't like award ceremonies.

Award

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When you have a nightmare, you think, 'What caused this?' And then you can sometimes get the same scenario two or three…

Bad

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I am very inspired by the Seventies.

Am

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I don't like being away from home.

Away

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When we are on the road, we do a real horror show - and it's pure entertainment. That's it.

Entertainment

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I am actually a trained lab assistant.

Actually

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I am an entertainer and don't believe I should use this position to preach to anyone about who they should be voting…

Believe

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I don't believe in one God, and I would be the last person to say there is one because there is no…

Believe

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I once, when I was in the middle of making the move from Europe to the U.S., I started trying to put…

Books

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One day, I found this book at a used bookstore with 'Satanic Bible' written on the cover, and I thought maybe I…

Bible

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You are not worshipping anything when you are a Satanist.

Anything

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I welcome the powers of the unknown.

Power

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I don't take for granted that I wake up. I appreciate it when I do, those times when it still happens.

Happens

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Me and my parents would watch old 'Frankenstein' and 'Dracula' and all those old black and white movies - as a kid,…

Black and white

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I hate touring. But being onstage is one of the absolute best things I know in my life. And it is so…

Bad

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I was interested in music since I was 14 years old. What really got me started was the first Led Zeppelin album... absolutely.

First

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I lived in a house in Copenhagen that was uber-haunted for many years, with flying teacups and things like that; there was…

Glasses

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I often mention Alice Cooper. I don't wanna sound like Alice Cooper or be confused with him at all, and I certainly…

Confused

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I don't believe in heaven, and I don't believe in hell as a place with flames where people are burning and having…

Believe

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King Diamond was always more satanic than Mercyful Fate. And I'm not saying anything bad about Mercyful Fate - I love that…

Bad

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When you hear 'From the Other Side,' it's like being on an operating table. Suddenly, you're on the ceiling looking down at…

Chance

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What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies…

Always

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