Dee Snider

“Life's too short to be sitting around miserable.”

“We're not gonna take it! No, we ain't gonna take it! We're not gonna take it anymore!”

“By what right do you ask us to be responsible for our fans? The fans are responsible for themselves.”

“The beauty of being a rock star is that you can be a kid forever.”

“Mr. Chairman, the PMRC's proposal is an ill-conceived piece of nonsense which fails to deliver any real benefits to children, infringes the rights of people who are not children, and promises to keep the courts busy for years.”

“I believe that the only way to control your life is to have a plan.”

“Heavy metal is a universal language.”

“I was born and raised a Christian and I still adhere to those principles.”

“You can't stop rock and roll.”

“Parents should be involved in their children's lives, and that's not censorship.”

“The song 'Under the Blade' is about surgery and the fear of it. It was not, nor is it now, about sadomasochism.”

“My parents taught me to question authority, but to do it respectfully.”

“Rock and roll is about rebellion, but it's not about hurting people.”

“I've always said, the world is a scary place. It's a lot scarier if you're stupid.”

“Creativity is a muscle. You have to exercise it.”