“Some people love 'Roots;' some people hate 'Roots.' Some people only like the old stuff. Some people want me to play like I did when I was 15. I can't do that all the time. I try to bring a little bit of that into some stuff that I do, but I can't just be that only. There's much more to life than that.”

Brazilian musician

Max Cavalera is a Brazilian musician best known as a co-founder of the heavy metal band Sepultura. Born Massimiliano Antonio Cavalera, he helped start the group in 1984 with his brother Igor Cavalera and served as its lead singer and rhythm guitarist until leaving in December 1996. He went on to perform in several heavy metal projects, including Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, Nailbomb, Killer Be Killed and Go Ahead and Die. His work is tied to the heavy metal scene, first through Sepultura and later through the wider range of bands and collaborations he led or joined.