Tom Araya

"As far as thinking about death and murder and various ways of killing people and how people die... I probably have the most twisted mind in Slayer."

Tom Araya

"That was the reasoning behind learning to play bass, and then after that it was more like it was neat to play songs together - for me to play bass and for him to play guitar."

Tom Araya

"When I do interviews, I enter them with an open mind and try to answer the questions the best I can."

Tom Araya

"I follow politics, but I don't like to discuss it."

Tom Araya

"I was born and raised Catholic, so it's in my blood. I don't go to church... I was born and raised Catholic, which is about the extent of my religion. My parents made one request: that I have my first Holy Communion."

Tom Araya