Johnny Christ Quotes

The press will naturally come and go as it has done with all artists, from David Bowie to Neil Young to U2.

I always looked up to Slash from Guns N' Roses, and I always pictured myself being a rock star and playing the guitar, just going crazy.

I think we all appreciate it now just how lucky we are to be in a band like Judas Priest.

Being a rock & roll star has become as legitimate a career option as being an astronaut or a policeman or a fireman.

I love Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath and Guns N' Roses and AC/DC.

What makes the Stones' arrogance so divine is that we all believe that long ago and far away they weren't rich and famous but poor and struggling, just like us.

I have a feeling there were many, many successful rock duos that just didn't get attention. That's the fault of the rock press. They are always playing up controversy, scandal, aggravation, and irritation.

Spittin' blood, smokin' guitars, fire everywhere - Kiss is where I started.

I've interviewed everyone from Joe Strummer to Iggy Pop.

The world wants rock bands to be idiots.

I get called everything from 'Mr Boombastic' to 'Mr Lover Lover' to 'Mr It Wasn't Me.' It's whatever is hot at that point.

It's been an incredible experience, playing with Twisted Sister, Stone Sour, Avenged Sevenfold, jamming with Ace Frehley and Peter Criss, and the list goes on and on and on.

The Monkees? I heard that they were quite into their party scene at one point.

Metal needs to be exposed to more people, so it's good for rock if there's bigger bands.

If I was a singer who won those Grammys, I'd be gracing all the magazine covers... I barely got asked to do an interview.

I would play with Guns n' Roses anytime.

No band is special, no player royalty.

Right from the first time we went to America in 1968, Led Zeppelin was a word-of-mouth thing. You can't really compare it to how it is today.

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own.

I was very blessed with 'N Sync. It was a big success and it was a lot of fun.

I was a big Guns N' Roses fan when I was seven. My friend who lived across the street had long dark curly hair and I had long blonde hair, so I'd dress up as Axl and she'd be Slash, and we'd rock out in front of the mirror singing 'Patience.'

As I said to Ringo, I was in a successful Rock N Roll band. He was in a band that changed the world. That's the difference.

There will always be rock stars, but I don't know how much depth and longevity they'll have.

Bon Jovi's trick is to use heavy-metal chords and still sound absolutely safe. Rock & roll used to be rebellion disguised as commercialism; now so much of it is commercialism disguised as rebellion.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is not a public democratic organization; it's a private club basically. It's like a private golf club and they decide who they're going to let in the club.