Brian Welch

“These dudes were 30 years old, and they would compete about getting the best chick. That came before their friendships. Some of them treat women like they're objects. I never felt like that.”

“That was very flattering, meeting Steve Vai and hearing his stuff, because he was kind of a fan, even though we kind of dumbed down what he was doing and what people were doing in the '80s. We weren't doing solos; we were doing sounds and all this creepy, trippy stuff.”

“You have to work on forgiveness and love, and that includes your own self.”

“I think I hit the bottom when my wife left me while I was on the road.”

“I loved music, but I found myself at the point where I wanted to die. I didn't care about life.”