67 Quotes by Tom Araya

I follow politics, but I don’t like to discuss it.

No, I have to really focus, especially when I’m writing because I wanna be good at it.

Whatever had been on the radio in the ’60s; I mean we were always listening to the radio.

That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together – for me to play bass and for him to play guitar.

Fortune is either with you or it’s not.

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

We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there.

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 don't have to worry about going to Hell because of Slayer, you know? Everyone has a personal belief system and believes in life somehow.

We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home and just sit and enjoy all that for a couple months before I gotta start playing again.