VH1's Heavy: The Story of Metal

Frankie Banali:
[On the subject of glam metal's demise] My theory on everything in life has always been, you know; if you throw a ball up in the air it's gonna come down. And I was always waiting for the other shoe to drop. I mean, I knew that at some point it was going to happen. The difference was that I didn't expect for it to happen quite as fast as it did.

Gene Simmons:
We've never deluded ourselves with anything except the following; it's our job to make a complete spectacle out of ourselves, period. Stand guilty as charged of the harshest criticism. "Ah, those guys make a complete spectacle out of themselves...". You're goddamn right we do. We're serious about making sure our fans get their money's worth.

Sebastian Bach:
I bought "Kill 'em All" by Metallica going through the import section in my vinyl record store and I picked it up, turned it around and I go "These are the ugliest humans I've ever seen in my life... I have to buy this". [laughs]

Eddie Trunk:
[as Jethro Tull won the award for "Best Metal Perfomance" instead of Metallica at the 31st Grammy Awards 1989] That sort of cluelessness just continually haunts heavy metal. And there's still amongst a lot of people in the press this elitist attitude. Heavy metal has never ever been given the respect and credit it deserves. And in some ways it's probably what makes it so near and dear to the people who love it.

Eddie Trunk:
It's safe to say that if society wants to battle heavy metal, heavy metal will always find a way to win because heavy metal is always underestimated. The people who love it are underestimated, the musicians are underestimated. A lot of people found that out the hard way.

Sebastian Bach:
When I was a kid everything that was expected of you was like; you go to school, you graduate, you get a job, and you have some kids and then you die... That's not very much fun. You know what sounds a little better to me? I wanna rock n' roll all night and party everyday. [laughs]