I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7 trying to outwit or outplay another drummer.

When I look back, it was a strange period in my life, looking at my childhood and then my teenage years and forming Slayer when I was still 17, not out of high school.

I'm really not into the educational aspect of performing. It's not in me.

You will in the future hear me on a pop album, but that's just the experimental side of me.

Dude, I love playing drums, and I love being on stage, and I love recording. It's my life... it's been my life, all my life, and I don't think it could ever become boring for me.

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

Mike Patton is a genius... It is definitely the hardest music I've ever played.

There's a lot of down time on the road. That part of it I really don't enjoy. There's nothing to do.

I just to put out the best records I can and perform the best I can.

You're at the hotel and after that you go to the venue and sit there and wait.

The golden rule is of no use whatsoever unless you realize that it is your move.

Domestic employees are at the whim of their employers.

Known to the Lord from the beginning were all your sins. Nevertheless, He still loved you.

A book is completed only when it is finished by a reader.

Relax in my love and in turn pour forth that Divine Love out to the world.

Speaking of Quarterback nicknames, you hear they're calling Jay Cutler 50 cent? Because you only get two quarters out of him.

The cook cares not a bit for toil, toil, if the fowl be plump and fat

It is delivery that makes the orators success.

It is only when aggression is legitimate that one can expect prodigies of valour.

Disappoint anyone… hell, disappoint everyone – but don’t ever disappoint yourself.