Wayne Static Quotes

I hate it when bands keep making the same record over and over, so we’re pushing ourselves to try new things and experiment in our writing approach.

I’ve wanted to do a solo album since 2000 when I was writing songs for the ‘Machine‘ record.

My hobby is old 4×4’s, you know, old Blazers and Broncos and stuff.

When you write, what’s going on in your life shines through in the songs.

I’m sure I acted differently after I got married, I know I did. But… people get married and things change. It doesn’t mean that the band has to break up.

After the 2009 ‘Cult Of Static’ touring cycle ended, I felt that, as a band, Static-X had accomplished everything we set out to accomplish, and now I could finally take the time to do my own thing and make a record that is completely my vision without compromising for anyone or anything.

I actually re-signed with Warner Bros. on my own. They’ve been really good to us and all the people over there are great; they love me and I love them. So I’m just sticking with them.

We can’t seem to put out an album without any drama.

We became one of those bands that could be around forever like Slayer. We can go on as long as we want to, as long as we have fun.

It gets weird with people wanting to touch my hair and beard boundaries, you know?

It’s been a long time since I lived in Michigan, but I did grow up there for 18 to 20 years of my life. It does feel my home state.

I always enjoyed writing music; things pop into my head every day.

Metal never dies. Sometimes it’s not on the radio and sometimes it’s not at the forefront, but heavy rock or metal, or whatever the hell you want to call it, has always been around and will always be around.

The studio can be quite tedious.

All of our records seem to capture a certain period of time for us.

I’m the opposite of a gearhead. I like simplicity. I use what works, and the only time I change it is when I have to.

I don’t know how these bands did it back in the ’70s when they would crank out two records a year and tour at the same time, which is incredible to me. I have so much respect for all those bands working so hard like that.

All of my records have their own vibe, depending on what was going on in my life.

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.

Anyone who likes Static-X will definitely like my solo record.

I can play whatever I want and play whatever the fans want to hear. I don’t have to be like a salesperson up there talking about my CD through the whole show.

I have some drinks at night but that’s 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.

The band that I always wanted to tour with was Pantera, and we got to tour with them twice.

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.

Even when metal was on the radio, it was always the watered down stuff. There were only a couple real metal bands – Metallica is one – that broke through.

Here’s what it comes down to: I’ve been making records and touring for over 10 years now. I’m very successful living it, doing it… I’m with an absolutely beautiful wife that’s half my age.

My passion outside of music is that I am a total gear head. My wife and I own six vehicles, three of which are off-road.

Nothing in life is free, you always pay in the end.

Even in those early years of Static-X, there was a pattern emerging where I would spend all my free time writing songs for Static-X and the other guys in the band spent their free time working on their other projects.

I developed a really bad hernia. I had to cancel the tour and go have surgery.

To listen to my first record, it doesn’t sound like me.

Pighammer’ is what I envisioned the first Static-X record to be; trancier, a bigger electronic vibe with more keyboards.

Metal fans are the most hard-core, loyal fans.

We had an incident back in 2001 where our drummer threw out a drumstick into the crowd and it hit someone in the eye and they were going to sue us. You just always have to be really careful with that kind of stuff.

I did my solo thing for a while and got that out of my system.

Mexico scares me. There’s no law, there’s wild dogs and people driving their ATVs down the street. I like to know I can walk down the street and not be arrested for something dumb and have to pay to get my way out.

As much fun as we had doing Ozzfest, I think it’s good to try something else.

Don’t get me wrong: I love the great times I had with Static-X, but sometimes the writing/recording process was frustrating for me.

Any of the bands that came out at the same time as us, they’re either gone now, or they got just mega huge, like System of a Down or Incubus.

You know, people hate me or love me and I just don’t even bother paying attention to it anymore.

It’s harder and harder to sell records now. You’ve got to give extra value. You’ve got to give people a reason to go out and buy it rather than burn a friend‘s copy.

I think it’d be fun to tour with Kiss just because Kiss is the reason I got into playing in a band.

When I’m in a bad mood, I feel better listening to someone else who sounds like they’re in a bad mood. That was especially true when I was a kid, and I was mad at my mom or dad for whatever reason.

We’re definitely a metal band. We push a lot of boundaries. But at the core we’re a metal band.

I’m always working on multiple songs at a time.

I’d stay on tour for the rest of my life if I could. It’s awesome.

We didn’t have that big-label push. We weren’t the kind of band that our label Warner Bros. Records was going to throw all this money at. Their idea was to support us on the road and see what happens. It was a very slow building process.

I like playing Michigan.

I realized how important it was to have a good team – manager, attorney and label. It’s not just about putting out a record and somebody signing you.

This ‘Pighammer’ record is supposed to be a side project. And it just so happens that at the same time I’m recording this record, our contract was up with Warner Bros., so it’s time for Static-X to re-sign.

I listen to classic rock for the most part.

There would be no Static-X if I didn’t write all the songs.

I’ve been a huge Megadeth fan for years.

Sometimes things get too layered and compressed or there’s too many effects and they turn into mush on record. I strive to keep it raw and live-sounding, like you are in the room watching the band play.

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.

I just do not understand all of these guys that get married and then want to go spend all of their time with their buddies.

I had a dream I was onstage naked and I forgot how to play the songs.

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.