We never enter the studio unless we feel like, right now, if these are the songs we record, that we would have an album that we’re proud of and we’re excited about. And we put everything under the microscope and examine it the best we can to make sure that we’re prepared. David Draiman Read Quote
Oppressed’ is one of the terms that’s very, very sellable and easily thrown around these days because everybody feels it, no matter what side you’re on. We thrive on it. We’re addicted to it. David Draiman Read Quote
There’d be no merit to replicating something, to repeating something. As artists and as musicians, you wanna continue to go in different directions and develop. David Draiman Read Quote
At the end of the day, what people want from me is to get up there on that stage and make them feel powerful and give them a release for an hour and a half or two hours every once in a while. And if I’m still able to do that, hopefully I’m still making people happy. David Draiman Read Quote
The Sound Of Silence’ taught us that we shouldn’t be afraid of pushing the boundaries. David Draiman Read Quote
We’ve always used that as a goal – the record that literally every single track on it could be a hit. A record that breaks doors down, that opens up new opportunities to us, that helps you achieve true immortality as an artist. David Draiman Read Quote
Obviously, what happened from the ‘Immortalized’ record was we achieved a level of success that, to be perfectly honest, was unpredecented in our career. Every track released from that record ended up going No. 1 at radio. David Draiman Read Quote
It used to be that, whenever I walked around without my old piercings, that I was very rarely recognized – it wasn’t a common thing; I could be somewhat incognito. David Draiman Read Quote
We’ve put out records that consistently have been what the fans have been looking for from Disturbed. We’ve been consistent with our live performances. As long as we continue to maintain that level of trust with our fanbase, I think they’ll still be there. David Draiman Read Quote
I think that seeing as much support as somebody like Obama as a black candidate running for president in a country that historically has had issues with the African-American people, and them having issues vice-versa, is a miraculous thing. David Draiman Read Quote
