I just don't write musically, but lyrically, yeah I write.

Our album 'Show No Mercy' came out in late '83, and we did three or four shows in San Francisco after the release. That was our first experience with stage-divers, crowd-surfing, people walking on people across an entire crowd.

I am not an atheist; I believe in God. But my religion ends there. I have my own personal belief system that is so strong it allows me to do what I do. I dont have to worry about going to Hell because of Slayer, you know? Everyone has a personal belief system and believes in life somehow.

After that I didn't listen to music as much because '70s music just wasn't... I remember all the songs, but it wasn't because I was into them, you know what I mean?

A good wine has many qualities I think. If drunk moderately, it is healthy and good for your heart.

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer.

People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a SLAYER song.