It's weird for me to come from the 80s when metal was so uncool and see how far it has come.

Metal is more popular than it ever has been, every expression of it.

Doom hits the same frequencies that polytonic Buddhist chanting does, which is very hypnotic and makes time relative when listening.

Doom is thinking-man's heavy, something you climb into and not only discover the riffs and depth of the music, but also you also climb into yourself and explore the inner environment.

I find a very guilty pleasure in dark themes and vibes, and finding where the transcending nature of awareness meets this darkness.

People who understand Doom don't blink an eye at song lengths.

The lyrics are critical of dogmatic belief, too, as I see it in many lifestyles and philosophy religious or otherwise.

Ah earth you old extinguisher.

When we search for something larger than our own selves to hook into, we can come through whatever life throws at us.

If a muse knocked at our studio door tomorrow, how many of us would even notice?

Do not doubt that mountains walk simply because they may not appear to walk like humans.

I'm what a normal, healthy, ideal American should be like.

The only security for the American people today, or for any people, is to be found through the control of force rather than the use of force.

You told me you had destroyed it." "I was wrong. It has destroyed me.

The White House is the leakiest place I've ever been in. (On special measures to ensure secrecy of plans to bomb Libya)

It was easier for me to think of a world without a creator than of a creator loaded with all the contradictions of the world.

Your imagination is ten times more potent than your willpower. Unleashed, it provides a sense of certainty and tenacious vision that goes far beyond any limitation of the past.