I'm a bad pessimist. I don't think about how successful any record I've ever done is going to do before it came out. Phil Anselmo badhavepessimist Change image and share on social
Pantera revolutionized the sound and the approach to heavy metal. It's been regurgitated. Once you up the production on a product and not just the playing but the actual production, then it's going to up the ante. Phil Anselmo actualanteapproach share on social
I wake up, and I'll just start reading and trying to brace myself for the rest of the day, and all the while I'm doing that, I'm kicking myself mentally. Phil Anselmo bracedaykick Change image and share on social
You're always going to have detractors, and you're always going to have people who love you, and that's how it's perfectly balanced and the world spins on. Phil Anselmo balancedetractorlove Change image and share on social
You gotta look beyond the mainstream... the mainstream'll drown you, you know? There's always a pulse in the underground that I love. And the pulse in the underground is what keeps heavy metal alive. Phil Anselmo alivedrowngotta Change image and share on social
I love to play guitar. I've been writing my own songs on the axe since I was nine years old. I suck at leads. Phil Anselmo axeguitarhave Change image and share on social
The success that Pantera had, I could have never, ever forecasted or predicted, and I always felt a responsibility to try to pay even a bit of it forward. Phil Anselmo bitefeltforecast Change image and share on social
I am the type that cannot stay put in living in the past and solely in the past. It's not healthy and it doesn't feel right. Phil Anselmo feelhealthylive Change image and share on social
I love music. I love every kind of extreme sort of music, and many different genres, and if I were to have to dedicate myself to just one kind of genre, I would feel kind of gypped. I'd be like, man, I wish I could do this or that. And really all it takes is trying it out. Phil Anselmo dedicateextremefeel share on social
To me, I'm for a band whose forefront is the music. Phil Anselmo bandforefrontmusic Change image and share on social
