Joey Jordison Quotes

Nothing is more rewarding than to take a song, create it out of thin air and then watch it affect people.

It's just a lot of fun to be able to see your ideas come into fruition. And to see people translate the things that come out of my mind vocally. And to be able to produce vocals and give people my point of view musically. And to be able to sit in the crowd and see people sing the song that I wrote, it's an amazing feeling.

I never wanted to stop making music.

I think that to make something alive, instead of on a page, is an honorable task. And it turns me on.

I'd rather make music than tour.

The fans are the biggest reason we do what we do.

Songwriting is the other weight on the opposite side of the scale from touring. They balance me out creatively.

I'm inspired to do music. I really can't stop unless I stop being inspired.

The idea of sitting at home, not making music, just makes me want to throw up.

I've done a lot of albums and I kinda know when I'm onto something that was inspirational for me to record and create, and this was one of those projects where I really enjoyed making the album.

When I feel like every day when I get up I'm writing songs, that's the time to make a record.

My goal is really to continue to make music. I really don't make music to have platinum records and all that kind of stuff. I've been there. I do it because I love music, and I love uplifting people through my music. That's my real goal.

You have to remember you're an artist and get hungry.

I don't make records so I can sit down afterward and listen to them. I make them so other people can sit down and listen to them.

I make music not to make money but because it's in me.

When I get an artistic itch, I have to scratch it.

I have a crazy work ethic. I'll do 20 songs a day. I love music that much.

As long as I can make albums, I will.

Success is good, but I have seen the other side. I don't think much about it. I just work towards making a good melody, with catchy yet meaningful lyrics, and as I'm a music producer and arranger myself, I know the sound I need.

Whether my lyrics are about love or something else, I always make sure I'm connecting with my fans, and to see their support is definitely a motivation.

Even as a little kid, I just loved to make my own music. So I loved singing, and I loved sharing it because it was a way to connect to people.

The demons you have are what motivate you to make your art. This is what drives the detective, this is what drives the painter, this is what drives the writer: a conflicting urge to forget pain and at the same time remember it and fight for some kind of justice. I know these powerful things are inside of me and everyone in some way or another.

Success for me is to write what I think is a good song. When I'm pleased with it, that, for me, is a magical moment. I never lost that buzz.

Rap is something you can just throw on the skillet and fry up real quick. That's how it comes to me, my train of thought. It's like getting dressed - I don't have to sit down and stare at clothes, I just pick what I like and put it on. But rock, you gotta put it in the oven and let it bake.

I only do solo albums when songs are screaming at me to be let out of my mind.