98 Quotes by Vinnie Paul

People ask me all the time, 'Why don't don't you ever do drum clinics?' And my reply is always that I like playing music; I want to play with a band.

Alex Van Halen... I loved his playing because he had so much energy; he made those songs exciting, along with everything else that went with him.

There's nothing like having some fresh blood out on the road with you.

My drum parts are a song within the song; that's the way I look at writing my drum parts. They follow patterns, and they're written to interact with the rest of the band. There's quite a bit of thought that goes into it.

I did a lot of great things in the past, but I live for today and for the future.

The relationship in Pantera and with Damageplan is the opposite of the traditional rhythm section. It's me and Dime, not the bass, locking in always. Dime's such a strong rhythm player that we just walk in, and we're good to go. We've been playing together forever, and when he goes somewhere, I instinctively know where he's going.

Pantera is a marquee band, with the most diehard fans. We sold over 20 million records without MTV or radio.

I'm a veteran of Ozzfest.

Nobody knows the pain I've been through.