Blackie Lawless quotes

Blackie Lawless is an American musician and songwriter, best known as the lead singer and rhythm guitarist of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P. His theatrical stage presence and provocative lyrics helped define the band’s influential style in the 1980s metal scene. He continues to be celebrated for his dynamic performances and significant impact on the genre. Here are 7 of his quotes:

One of the reasons why Chris [Holmes] and I hooked up is that we were such extreme personalities. We had the ability to be the nicest people you'd ever want to meet, but cross us and we could turn into the devil himself. There was just a wide range of emotions going on there, but probably artists in general are like that. They just have a wide emotional swing.

Blackie Lawless

I can not draw or paint worth a damn, because I can't see it in my head before I do it. I can sculpt and I do crafts but I can not draw. When it comes to music I can hear it before it happens, which most people can't do.

Blackie Lawless

I was raised very religious. I always went to church. I am Jewish bloodline but I am Christian faith. I was brought up christian faith rather. I still have very deep beliefs in God and things like that but I don't subscribe to the organized religion that I grew up with.

Blackie Lawless

If you're gonna take the audience on a life long ride, you've got to allow them to become intimate with you. If they're not intimate, they're never gonna know you.

Blackie Lawless

I have people constantly come up to me telling me that I have written their life. When I wrote the story I thought it was a pretty good story but I had no idea that many people felt like that.

Blackie Lawless

F*ck political correctness, that went down with the World Trade Center.

Blackie Lawless