Varg Vikernes

“As I respect others, I want others to respect me.”

“I know too much about religion to be religious, so to speak, and I am not that stupid, either.”

“Rock and roll promotes a primitive and destructive lifestyle. Metal can be seen as a subgenre of rock and roll, and thus, metal is not much better.”

“Time moves too slowly for me to notice any evolution in my creative tendencies.”

“To me, personally, an ideal society would be a world where only I and those I care for exist.”

“Yes, maturity in life brings maturity to the music I make.”

“I am no friend of the modern so-called 'black metal' culture. It is a tasteless, lowbrow parody of Norwegian black metal circa 1991-92, and if it was up to me, it would meet its dishonorable end as soon as possible.”

“If I can, I will make an album each year, but time shall tell if this works out. I have other things to do in my life as well.”

“I am sorry, but recording an album is just hard work; tedious, repetitive, and not very fun at all. Mixing is a bit better, but still pretty boring.”

“If I had something to say about my lyrics, I would say they were about different subjects concerning the darkness and the night.”

“Lead by example. Be better than those you despise.”

“Actually, I have never been a great fan of martial arts competitions. Not even when I was training martial arts myself.”

“My biggest inspiration was always early Iron Maiden, because it was the only band I knew for some time, and, as we all know, Iron Maiden is great.”

“I just make music. If you don't like it, you don't need to buy or listen to it.”

“Life is best when lived your way and not as a negation of what you don't like.”

“If you want to change the world - I do - you have to start with yourself.”

“Burzum is the reflections of my personality. It's my dreams and desires.”

“I expect either total success or total failure. That's my lot in life.”