You want to meet a bunch of really friendly people? Go to a Slayer concert. There'll be some real psychos there, but most of those people will take care of each other.
Interpretation
The quote highlights the unexpected camaraderie found in seemingly chaotic environments like a Slayer concert.
Henry Rollins suggests that attending a Slayer concert, often perceived as a gathering of intense and potentially dangerous fans, can actually reveal a strong sense of community and support among attendees. Despite the rough exterior, concert-goers often look out for one another, demonstrating that genuine connections can be found in unexpected places, even among those who may appear intimidating at first glance.
In practice
You could use this quote to describe the atmosphere at a heavy metal festival during a speech.
Some people see Black Friday as a much-needed break for their wallet. I see it as retail outlets showing the customers the full weight of their contempt. The frenzy to buy cheap crap from China, the human downgrade of people fighting with each other over items they can probably live without, to me, is an insult.
Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.
Sitting in a room, alone, listening to a CD is to be lonely. Sitting in a room alone with an LP crackling away, or sitting next to the turntable listening to a song at a time via 7-inch single is enjoying the sublime state of solitude.
When the Iron doesn't want to come off the mat, it's the kindest thing it can do for you. If it flew up and went through the ceiling, it wouldn't teach you anything.
If you paid Americans a living wage, they would be able to pay for products made by Americans in America.
If I lose the light of the sun, I will write by candlelight, moonlight, no light. If I lose paper and ink, I will write in blood on forgotten walls. I will write always. I will capture nights all over the world and bring them to you
If they played more blues, people would just get it - they try to hold it back but just about can't hold it back now because the blues is really going.
Yes, you've got to sing from the depths of the heart.
The cool thing is that jazz is really a wonderful example of the great characteristics of Buddhism and great characteristics of the human spirit. Because in jazz we share, we listen to each other, we respect each other, we are creating in the moment. At our best, we're non-judgmental.
I always said if a man would have done half the records that I've done, we would know about it. But we don't know all the records I've done for other artists.
Primarily I see myself as so much more than a rapper. I really believe I am the voice for a lot of people who don't have that microphone or who can't rap.
I'd like to think that when I sing a song, I can let you know all about the heartbreak, struggle, lies and kicks in the ass I've gotten over the years for being black and everything else, without actually saying a word about it.
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