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

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.

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

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

Hope comes not from the people around you, but from yourself.

Immerse yourself into self-development, realization of potential and establishing yourself as real person and personality

What shall I do to be for ever known, And make the age to come my own?

I love the ocean. I've always liked the blue, so tranquil and peaceful and gliding. And the fear of it.

Irish Catholics are more interested in the rosary beads than in the rosary.

Do you know how an ugly woman feels? Do you know what it is to be ugly all your life and inside to feel that you are beautiful? It is very rare.

In a place like the Guggenheim, I would like to be a representative of arte povera. This would be my ideal.

How can you expect the birds to sing when their groves are cut down?

You factor in racism as a reality and you keep moving.

We've had to be creative to get on the ballot.