58 Quotes by Scott Ian

When you're younger - duh - you don't really have the tools to deal with certain things in your life.

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm not gonna play guitar anymore.

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.

I'm not the kind of guy who sits around at home and writes songs. Once in a while I'll pick up a guitar and noodle around, but it's rare.

Anthrax, it's something that gets you sick, it's horrible, strong. It's a heavy-metal band name if there ever was one.

At some point around '94 or '95, 'Rolling Stone' said that guitar rock was dead and that the Chemical Brothers were the future. I think that was the last issue of 'Rolling Stone' I ever bought.

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.

Metal guys are huge nerds. A good percentage of them are either horror or sci-fi or comic book or fantasy nerds.