A biography for Wayne Statichasn’t been written yet.
“Pretty much every other question I get from fans is about my hair and beard.”
“Interview With a Vampire' is one of my favorite movies of all time. 'Queen of the Damned,' not so much one of my favorite movies, but it's one of the best soundtracks of all time.”
“I can't imagine that having a child is good for your focus, because it's a tough industry. You have to be very focused. And once you're successful, you have to fight harder to stay on top.”
“You gotta give props to Ozzy as the creator of all evil faces. What would we do in photo sessions if it were not for Ozzy?”
“For many records, everyone was like, 'Oh, this next record is going to be their last, blah, blah, blah.' But here we are on our sixth full-length studio album and we debut at No. 16. It's obvious we're not going anywhere.”
“Over the years my voice has been destroyed from excessive touring... and I love it.”
“I think our first record was a fluke, really. The fact that it went platinum and all that, it was all due to one video and the timing being just right.”
“My wife and I sold our house in L.A. and we moved out to the high desert in California, by Joshua Tree, and we're out in the middle of nowhere.”
“Being married has not affected my career at all other than just making me happier to be on the road.”
“Static-X has never been a band where the four guys get into a room together and jam and write songs and all that kind of stuff.”
“Back in the Eighties, I used to write ballads on my acoustic guitar, so it seems very natural to me to go back to a little singing.”
“During the day I'll work on music. I have a sampler and a drum machine out with me and I write new songs while we're on the road.”
“Don't even get me started about how much I hate the Internet, 'cause I'll rant for hours about this.”
“Chromamatic' is actually about changing the strings on my guitar and tuning my guitar.”
“I don't like to do any editing on guitars. I think the more editing you do, it just takes away from the feel of the performance.”
“I've wanted to do a solo album since 2000 when I was writing songs for the 'Machine' record.”
“I like playing Michigan.”
“For singers and drummers, you've really gotta have your chops together just to do a rehearsal.”
“I always enjoyed writing music; things pop into my head every day.”
“The original lineup, we got on stage, we had a great chemistry, it was awesome, and then when we left the stage, we never talked to each other. There's a lot of bands that way. Who cares? What's wrong with it?”