Tom Araya Quotes

When I really started liking music was when I could play some of it myself, and after a couple of years of playing folk music, I kinda rediscovered those hits that were on the radio all the time when I was a kid.

I wasn't very aware of pop music because I attended an arts school. For me, it was all about jazz.

I grew up in a musical environment. My parents played music and had it playing on the radio. They brought me to a concert at the age of 5, the same age I started violin lessons.

I am permanently a student of people who make great songs, but besides sort of learning by absorption, I just love listening to music, hearing what's going on, hearing new things or new old things.

I was listening to music long before rock 'n roll.

I've always been into music. My mom and dad used to always play music in the house.

I am always listening to new music and reading about music.

I don't listen to music. I never have done.

Music is my passion. I've always been musically driven and musically inclined. I play the keyboard a little bit. I love listening to music and discovering music. That's my love, but I'm not a rapper at all.

I've always been music-oriented. My dad was a musician, and I listened to the radio all of the time.

I don't have any hobbies. Music is my hobby.

I have always been into music. That's my number one passion.

First of all I listen to music. I like music.

Musicians like to converse. There's always interesting conversation with musicians - with classical musicians, with jazz musicians, musicians in general.

The more I got into playing guitar, the more I enjoyed music, and the broader my listening became. The instrument itself became important to me, and I started messing around with classical guitar and took classical lessons.

I think there are people who really always have and always will care about the quality of music in general, about the sound of the music, things like that.

When you're talking about your own music every day, listening to bands, going to festivals, you can kind of lose sight of your initial connection with music. Instrumental music - especially jazz - helps me refocus.

I've never loved listening to music.

I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.

As much as I like to explore the world, I explore music - from classical to rock.

I started playing piano; I picked up a ukulele, and I loved it and kept playing that. I play a bit of guitar, and some African drums from back in the day.

I've actually been playing music ever since I was a young a kid. I got my first guitar when I was about 7 or 8 years old, so I've always been doing music.

I'm really passionate about music.

I consider myself a musician.

I love music. I still play cello a few times a week.