Kerry King

“I don't regret anything. Everything I've done, I've had to do.”

“If I wasn't in Slayer, I'd probably be a snake breeder.”

“We never set out to be controversial. We just did what we did, and people took it how they took it.”

“Thrash metal is something that never goes away. It's always there.”

“Religion is the biggest con of all time.”

“I'm not trying to be the fastest guitar player in the world. I'm trying to be the best Kerry King I can be.”

“Hate is a great motivator.”

“I write about things that are real. I write about things that are dark. I write about things that I think about.”

“My solos are my personality. They're chaotic, they're angry, they're violent.”

“You can have the best band in the world, but if you've got a bad drummer, you've got a bad band.”

“If you're a Slayer fan, you're a fan for life. It's a religion.”

“I just want to make the most brutal music I can.”

“I'm not a religious person. I'm an atheist.”

“I'm just a guy who plays guitar in a band. I don't think I'm any better than anybody else.”

“I'm not a role model. I'm a musician.”

“We're just a product of our environment, and that's what we write about. We're not trying to change the world, we're just reflecting it.”

“People get offended by the lyrics, but we're just telling stories. It's like watching a movie.”