Music is made to be heard, whether you hear it in concert, you hear it on the radio, or you hear it in your car. It’s not for two people to sit in a closet and go, ‘That’s my band, the only band I’ve ever heard, and I’m the only person that’s going to hear it.’ Vinnie Paul Read Quote
We are firm believers that the first time somebody hears a brand new song from the band, it shouldn’t be on a cell phone camera with the distortion or anything where you can’t make it out. We want to present it right. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
I don’t understand why somebody would wanna scratch their name in somebody’s tombstone or anything. But fans are rabid, man; they do unheard-of things. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
John Bonham, probably the greatest drummer ever – all of us wanted to play drums like him. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
Slayer is one of my favorite bands of all time, and to be on a tour with them is absolutely a dream come true. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
In 1999, we did a thing called the ‘Reinventing The Steel’ tour with Pantera, when I was still with them, and Slayer was part of that, and it was a great tour. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
In 1994, we had the first record by a true heavy metal band to ever hit the Billboard top No. 1 slot. We paved the way. And we always waved the heavy metal flag. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
We played nightclubs for seven years solid before we got a record deal, and then ‘Cowboys From Hell’ and ‘Vulgar Display Of Power,’ we toured non-stop four years for those records, and we developed the most brutal, loyal fan base on the face of the earth. Vinnie Paul Read Quote
