Quotes from King Diamond

I don't take tomorrow for granted.

I hate touring. But being onstage is one of the absolute best things I know in my life. And it is so good, it makes up for all the bad.

I am actually a trained lab assistant.

If you sing the way I do, I get about one-fifth of the oxygen that the other guys in the band get. It doesn't make anything easier.

Led Zeppelin is what made me buy my first electric guitar: the Jimmy Page guitar sound.

I was interested in music since I was 14 years old. What really got me started was the first Led Zeppelin album... absolutely.

King Diamond was always more satanic than Mercyful Fate. And I'm not saying anything bad about Mercyful Fate - I love that band but sometimes people forget that King Diamond is the satanic philosophy through and through.

I see myself as a spiritual person, but I don't think anyone should claim proof of a god. No one can prove it. That's why I don't claim to know whether there are one, many or no gods.

When I use the word 'Satan,' it doesn't stand for a guy with horns. To me, that word means the powers of the unknown, the powers of darkness.

I have not thrown my money away on unnecessary things in my life, so I'm okay.

I don't force anything onto other people, because you'll never get a good satanist out of forcing somebody to be one.

When you hear 'From the Other Side,' it's like being on an operating table. Suddenly, you're on the ceiling looking down at the doctors who are fighting for you. Are you gonna get a second chance or not?

In Denmark, you have thirteen or more political parties, so it's not too difficult to find a party who reflect your views.

What I really like to do with my music is these concept stories, and I always like to have some life philosophies in the lyrics.