Johnny Christ Quotes

We actually make all of our own music videos. Often we come up with the visual concepts at the same time as writing the music.

The most difficult thing about music videos is that a lot of young filmmakers come into the medium, and they have so many different ideas, but they need to understand what the musician wants.

'Take It EZ' was actually the first video I ever produced for.

I was very pleased to find that once I had records out music videos were starting to happen, so I directed some of my own music videos and got to experiment in other areas of expression.

Videos have to go hand in hand with your music, so that's why, ultimately, they should be created by the artist. And if they're not, it doesn't really add up to me.

I always would dream of making music videos. Whenever I make music, I always have a visual in my mind. I always see things.

I think the key to directing a great music video is in making sure the song is great, and if it is, then it becomes really fun.

I'd love to make short film videos pushing the conventional standards of what a country music video can be.

I love making videos for my music, you can literally do anything. It's like you can write a song about anything; you can also write a video that is the weirdest thing you can relate to the song, and I find that quite cool.

Shooting a music video sometimes can be a job.

With 'Family and Loyalty,' I didn't already have an idea for that video. So I called Fab Five Freddy. I wanted to get a director that I didn't have to explain Gang Starr to and he was with it.

Video is a funny thing. It's one thing to be an artist, singer-songwriter, and use words and create pictures in people's minds. And then be asked to do video for it, to actually give a certain visual for your song.

I've also directed, shot, and edited several music videos.

Music videos were this lucky career opportunity. They were assignments. I was providing a service, and they were meant to be punchy and gimmicky and fun.

My new music video, 'My Life' featuring Eminem and Adam Levine, the only person in the actual video who you can physically make out besides myself and Adam Levine is Andre Dirrell.

Music video played a huge role in developing my sensibility as a director.

Adam does most of the work when it comes to videos and he basically does the same as I do with the lyrics. The videos are his visual interpretations of our music.

I've always loved music videos - I used to make my own for bands like Pearl Jam. My favorite directors are Michel Gondry, Spike Jonze, and Patrick Daughters.

I was an extra in a Tia Carrere music video.

Shooting the 'Torn' music video was a dream come true.

When I film my music videos, I always try to fulfill a part of my dream of being a filmmaker.

I was a kid of the '90s, so I was always inspired by Gwen Stefani, especially the 'Spider Web' video.

The music video, Lil Nas X, he asked me to be in the 'Panini' music video. It was crazy. I was just listening to the song and I was like, okay, this is going to be my first music video but it was really fun.

I began my career as a recording artist, and eventually I started directing my own music videos.

I am a hardcore VH1 lover and always have this dream of featuring in an English music video of VH1.