Tobias Forge Quotes

The metalcore has been left behind. It's not something that any of us find enjoyment in listening to, so it's obviously not the direction we would write songs in.

For me, I'm way more at home in heavy metal than I am in classical music.

Actually, if I could deliberately sit down and write a pop hit, all my songs would be pop hits! Let's put it this way. I play what I like to hear. And sometimes I like to hear something poppy, and sometimes I don't.

Generally, I like Indian music because the melodies are usually not too complex, which is how I like music, and that's the way I write music.

My favorite Extreme records were the last two. I can't listen to the first one.

I'm never gonna be a Carlos Santana - an instrumentalist. I just like songs. It's three minutes of something that can be very powerful.

Slayer has always been about the sound. We have to sound good. It has to be tight.

I am a closet metal fan.

I feel like B sides are always better, no matter whose record it is.

I'm completely open about the fact that I don't love every genre of metal. I like what I like. It's got to have some vocal quality and some semblance of melody.

Back then, I was an acoustically-oriented artist. Honestly, 'Poetry Man' wouldn't have been my first choice.

I prefer to hear an artist's work and what they can do, so as far as I'm concerned, I'd get a lot more out of a collection of songs to be able to understand what the musician is doing.

I'm a fan of Miguel's; he's a friend of mine. I like melodic music, you know?

The Pandoras began as a '60s punk group. Then they went pop, then metal. When they went metal, I quit because I hate heavy metal music and I wanted to write my own songs.

Hellhammer is the best drummer ever, and Euronymous is a musical genius.

Sure, some tracks are not as good as others, but we've written some really strong, classic stuff, like 'The Number of the Beast,' 'Hallowed Be Thy Name,' and 'Rime of the Ancient Mariner.'

I think it's down to our songs - we've always made sure every song on every album works.

I want to make music that I would like if it came on the radio.

Black-metal is my favourite. Mayhem are one of my favourite bands. But whenever Slayer comes to town, I am going to that show.

I've always known the kind of songs I wanted to sing and play.

I love songs, so when you're song-based, it doesn't matter which way the production leans.

I like hard, aggressive music.

I think Slayer is a funky band.

Main thing, really, is I write songs the way I wanna hear them and the way I think the people that come to our shows wanna hear them.

I was a big fan of hardcore music growing up, black metal.