Jonathan Davis

“The fans have been really incredible everywhere we've been. You want to make sure you put on the best concert of your life to show them how appreciative you are.”

“A lot of people don't realize that depression is an illness. I don't wish it on anyone, but if they would know how it feels, I swear they would think twice before they just shrug it.”

“I used to have 30 different species of tarantulas, as well as two Australian scorpions that are considered the deadliest in the world. If stung by one, a person would die in 30 minutes. But when I had kids I had to get rid of them, of course. Those were intense!”

“When you live on the road, going home is a place to escape and just be with your family to unwind.”

“I've been a fan of electronic music since the beginning.”

“I don't know the true meaning of happiness.”

“It seems like a lot of music today is so churned out and simple.”

“You laugh at me because I'm different, I laugh at you because you're all the same.”

“I think there was a lot competition in the rock scene.”

“It is quite annoying that we have to change the sound we invented just to avoid sounding like people who simply copy us, but... it is flattering and of course challenging.”

“I don't believe in organized religion - I dealt with them hand in hand, and a whole bunch of Catholic priests tried to molest me. Telling me I was gay and I should go home with them and stuff.”

“I got problems. I freak out, go to a shrink, go through all kinds of therapy and stuff, but I'm learning how to deal with it. That's why I've chosen one hour a night to get all of my aggressions out. to really tell the world the way I feel.”

“I love DJing, and I love rocking out.”

“I'm a human being and every human being has problems.”

“Issues deals with the issues I had, the fears I had and it isn't a 'nice' album but fears and depressions are not particularly nice.”

“I don't like painting flowers in my music. I like painting guts and pain.”

“I'm a big David Lynch fan.”

“Sometimes I go out disguised, but people still recognize me, so I find there is no point in even trying. It would be nice to get away from it, from time to time, but the fact is, there is no place on earth where I can go unrecognized.”

“I don't care what people think or say about me, I know who I am.”

“The kids out there want something they can relate to, something that's real; most of that whiny stuff isn't real. The cheesy pop songs just bore me to death.”