A biography for Varg Vikerneshasn’t been written yet.
“Until I was around 12 or 13, I only listened to classical music, mostly Tchaikovsky. But around that age, I started listening to Iron Maiden, and that's when I purchased my first guitar, a pearl-white Westone.”
“Personally, I am a nationalist, but my race is my nation, and I see all true Europeans as my racial brethren and part of my nation, be them Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish, French, German, or English, Russian, Polish, or Belorussian, or whatever.”
“Defiance in itself is a sign of strength, and strength is a light side of human nature - when at all present, that is.”
“I don't like to play live. And if I don't like to do it, why should I?”
“I look forward the day that I could work on my farm, create music, write books, and be with the wife and kids around the clock - and live a normal life.”
“Hellhammer is the best drummer ever, and Euronymous is a musical genius.”
“I live an isolated life, and I rarely meet others.”
“Keep the masses fed and entertain them to keep them in line.”
“I live in the present and in the future. Not in the past.”
“I wore a 'Black Metal' Venom T-shirt once, in January 1993, to promote black metal, and I regret having done that ever since.”
“I am not a philosopher, only frustrated by the development of the world we live in - and too stupid to keep my mouth shut when I see injustice.”
“If the so called 'democratic' individuals out there really believe in their talk about diversity, they should let those with truly different opinions be allowed to talk freely in public, too.”
“Burzum was never formed, as Burzum is no group, only Count Grishnackh of many colors.”
“My mind has never been in prison; I think all the time about what I should do on the day that I am released.”
“If people knew that Burzum was just the band of some teenager, that would sort of ruin the magic, and for that reason, I felt that I needed to be anonymous. So I used a pseudonym, Count Grishnackh, and on the debut album, I used a photo of me that didn't look like me at all to make Burzum itself seem more out-of-this world and to confuse people.”
“Hate is irrational. I am a rational person.”
“Only native male citizens with a wife and children, a property, and a military rank should be allowed to vote and be elected for office.”
“I wear clothes reflecting the color of my soul!”
“After twelve years in prison, I think I have listened to the radio maybe 30-40 times in all, and only when I have been without even a TV.”
“I must say it was not very inspiring to see that tons of new bands emerged from nowhere and started to play the exact same music as I did. Why would I want to play this type of music, when tons of other bands did, too?”