Oh, man, the first concert I ever went to was Boston and Sammy Hagar, and it was absolutely incredible. I was just blown away by both bands, and, once again, it was my first concert, so that made it super, super special. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
It’s called the music business. We’ve all gone into it ’cause we love the music, and a lot of people end up with nothing at the end of the day, after they’ve done all of this great music, ’cause they never learned any of the business side. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
I love cooking fajitas. I’m from Texas, and it’s not a difficult thing to do, but a lot of people burn the chicken. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
My dad was a country musician, so we had David Allan Coe and lots of other country music playing around the house all the time. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
If you take the riff from the song ‘Cowboys From Hell’ and really break it down, it’s almost a hillbilly guitar riff: dekka dekka dekka dekka dekka dekka dekka dek. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
The first time I heard Kiss, I knew that was the type of music I was attracted to. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
Even though Peter Criss is a pretty simple player, he played with great feel and made the music get up and go. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
I had some proper training, but that was only on snare drum. Learning all the techniques in marching bands and realizing how important it is to play tight set a standard for me for when I did get into a band. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
That was one thing I wanted to win because, my mom, she didn’t really know much else in music, but the Grammys were special to her. Vinnie Paul Read Quote