Tom Araya: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 00:37, 31 January 2007

Revision as of 00:37, 31 January 2007

Line 76:

| accessdate = 2006-12-09 }}</ref> Araya took his children on the tour stating it's "kind of cool to expose them at such a young age. My first concert, I was, like, 17."<ref name="A feel-good, family side to Slayer's heavy-metal assault"/>

==Religion==

Araya commented about the misconception of the band labeled as [[Satan]] worshipers, "Yeah, yeah I think that’s one of the biggest misconceptions towards the band. The biggest one is that we’re Satan worshipers, but next to that just the fact that we’re normal." If guitarist King writes a good song, Araya puts his beliefs aside, "I'm not one that's going to go, 'This sucks because it's contrary to my beliefs.' To me it's more like, 'This is really good stuff. You're going to piss people off with this."<ref name="Slayer likes bad-boy image">{{cite web

| title = Slayer likes bad-boy image

| author = FENIAK, JENNY

| publisher = Jam.com

| date =

| url = http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/S/Slayer/2006/07/09/1675183.html

| accessdate = 2007-01-26 }}</ref>

In an interview, Araya believes that "...[[Jesus Christ|Christ]] came and taught us about love. About doing unto others. That was his preach: Accept each other for who we are. Live peacefully, and love one another. Period." When asked if he believed in God, replied "I believe in a supreme being, yeah. But He's an all-loving God."<ref name="Westword interview with Tom Araya">{{cite web

| title = Westword interview with Tom Araya

| author = La Briola, John

| publisher = Slayersaves.com

| date =

| url = http://www.slayersaves.com/interviews_tom2.htm

| accessdate = 2007-01-26 }}</ref> Araya explained that he has a "really strong belief system," and Slayer's words and images will "never interfere with what I believe and how I feel.... People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a Slayer song."<ref name="Slayer likes bad-boy image"/>

==Lyrics==