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The Mouths That Roared - 100 Great Metal Quotes from 2003 (26-50)
James Hetfield on rehab: "I was always so afraid of what was going on in my
head," James laughed. "It was like, 'I don't want to know if I'm crazy or not!
But of course, if you're thinking you're crazy, you're not, right? But I needed someone to
tell me that, and I was afraid to ask."
James Hetfield on new music formats: "The record companies are history...unless they
get with it".
MTV2 Programming Executive Alex Coletti on the new Headbanger's Ball: "We're not
going to play hair bands circa 1989 for two hours..."
Lars Ulrich's advice to new bands: "These younger guys start complaining about
playing 30 shows. We used to play 150 across America. Nobody plays Huntsville, Alabama or
La Crosse, Wisconsin anymore. We've been there and done those shows. You have to get on
with it and shut the fuck up."
Bruce Dickinson on Limp Bizkit pulling out of the Download Fest: "I don't think
people are going to get any less for their money by not seeing Fred Durst with his
baseball cap on the wrong way."
Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante on slow ticket sales: "This is not the way it is in
Europe, they love and appreciate music, especially hard rock/metal. I know it's hard out
here, ticket sales and record sales are way down, that's why we're keeping our ticket
prices down. I'm hoping this will all pass and we will all rise above the shit that's
being forced down all our throats."
Lars Ulrich on comments Made During NAPSTER Debate: "We went from being somewhat
well-respected, well-liked, and then I woke up one day and all of a sudden I was the most
hated man in rock 'n' roll. It was like huh? Me? What did I do wrong? I'm one of the good
guys...A lot of that shit hurt and it was very bewildering because it was difficult to
connect it to your own reality."
Philip Anselmo on the underground scene: ""I'm a lot more at home. I feel
better, a lot less stress, a lot less bullshit. I wasn't happy back there (in arenas) for
a really long time. I can't even think. I was just not a happy man. But I can say, for the
first time in a while, that I am a happy fella."
Kirk Hammett on the lack of guitar solos on "St. Anger": "To put production
stuff on top of that just didn't sound right. We tried to put guitar solos on, but we kept
on running into this problem. It really sounded like an afterthought."
Ozzy on playing in Toronto: "Fuck S.A.R.S., man."
Producer Bob Rock on "St. Anger": " "I wanted to do something to shake
up radio and the way everything else sounds...To me, this album sounds like four guys in a
garage getting together and writing rock songs."
Scott Weiland on Stone Temple Pilots: "We haven't broken up. We're taking a long,
extended hiatus right now."
Guitarist Zakk Wylde on the next Ozzy Record: "I'm telling you right now, there ain't
gonna be no faggot-ass songwriters comin' in writing gay-ass fuckin' songs for the old
man..."
Vince Neil on a Motley reunion tour: "There won't be any more tours. I know Nikki has been
telling everyone that there will be a farewell tour, but he
didn't bother to ask anybody and I really have no interest in getting back with MÖTLEY
CRÜE... [Nikki] does things without telling anybody and it's pissed everybody off and now
I have to get lawyers involved and you just don't do shit the way he's doing things...My
CRÜE days are over. Like I say, I'm having way too much fun not having to deal with those
guys as personalities."
Chino Moreno on on KORN: "As KORN go on, it's the same things — bad childhoods
and mean moms. It gets too old after a while. How old is Jonathan? Thirty? How long has it
been since he lived with his parents?"
Sammy Hagar on David Lee Roth: "I was all for Dave, but after going out there with
him and seeing how he is on stage and listening to his voice… I mean, he can't do it.
He's not what he used to be, and there's no question about it."
Alex Skolnick on "St. Anger": "There is no unity or cohesiveness to the
songs. Some of them are downright funny, as if 'Saturday Night Live' was doing a skit
making fun of them...this album represents what they are now: a sloppy mess. And the
heart of the matter is that this is not a good METALLICA album. I speak only as a fan.
Sure, it's noisy and angry but something is seriously missing. It seems to represents a
decline in the standards of this modern day and age, when we are bombarded with so much
information we forget what true quality is."
Gene Simmons on Life: "Go through life and completely avoid and disregard what you've
been told in terms of the Puritan ethic, which is to say that you're not supposed to be
selfish. They're wrong — you are supposed to be selfish. You should be selfish above
and beyond everything. And people that often say, 'Hey, it's not about you' — it is
about you. 'Me' is the most important word you should ever get comfortable with."
Ozzy on drugs: ""I used to think they should legalize pot, but you know what?
They should ban the lot," Osbourne told MTV News. "One thing leads to another.
Coffee leads to Red Bull, Red Bull leads to crank."
Scott Ian on Priest reuniting: "WOO HOO!!!!! The Metal God is back!!!"
Rob Halford on "Finally, it all comes back to you — the fans. Many of you wished
over and over for an opportunity to experience original JUDAS PRIEST, and it is a
comforting thought to know we all get to ride the reunion side-by-side. I can't
wait!...Thank you for your continued support, prayers and of course the relentless
enthusiasm! I thank you with all my soul and heart
Phil Anselmo on Dimebag Darrell: "He's got a lot of personal issues in his life that
he has to face, and once he does, I really, truly hope he becomes a better person —
the beautiful person that I came to know and love."
Joey Belladonna on a reunion tour with Anthrax: "I just wish they would have
considered me in a little more favorable way. They wanted to make me out as if I was just
the flute player in the band and that I wasn't really that important."
Ace Frehley of KISS: "Physically and mentally, I've never been fitter. Just to set
the record straight, I haven't had a drink or a drug in months. I've really gotten into a
health kick, because I'm not getting any younger. I can't do the stuff I used to do in the
'70s. That's insane. I fooled around with that stuff for years, but at this point in my
life, it's not the right road for me to take."
Jason Newsted on the new Metallica CD: "As a fan, it's pretty hard to listen to,
tonality-wise. I think it's not very pleasing to the human ear."
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