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Tom Araya Biography

Tomás "Tom" Enrique Araya Díaz (Spanish pronunciation: [tom aɾaʝa]; born June 6, 1961) is a Chilean-American musician, best known as the vocalist and bassist of the American thrash metal band Slayer. Araya is ranked fifty-eighth by Hit Parader on their list of the 100 Greatest Metal Vocalists of All Time.

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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

Bass, Guitar, Like, Play, Song

Oh yeah, our first tour in Europe they wouldn't give me the time off from work.

Europe, Firsts, Give, Giving, Work, Yeah

We did like 12 shows, then we did the entire Ozzfest with the first half completely booked; then we did the second half with a couple days off here and there

Booked, Couple, Days Off, Here And There, Like

I read a book recently by a psychiatrist who was able to interview a few serial killers and she had a thesis on how you could figure these people out. And she thinks that there are things that could tell you whether someone has the potential to do that.

Book, Killers, People, Psychiatrist, Recently, Thinking

No, I have to really focus, especially when I'm writing because I wanna be good at it

Be Good, Focus, Good, Wanna, Writing

People are not in good shape to where they have to question their own belief system because of a book or a story somebody wrote, or a SLAYER song.

Book, People, Question, Song, Wrote

After that I didn't listen to music as much because '70s music just wasn't. . . I remember all the songs, but it wasn't because I was into them, you know what I mean?

Know, Listen, Mean, Remember, Song, Songs

I am not an atheist; I believe in God. But my religion ends there. I have my own personal belief system that is so strong it allows me to do what I do. I dont have to worry about going to Hell because of Slayer, you know? Everyone has a personal belief system and believes in life somehow.

Atheist, Believe, Hell, Somehow, Strong, System

Whatever had been on the radio in the '60s; I mean we were always listening to the radio

60S, Listening, Mean, Radio

I went to school for about 2 years on a technical course, and I learned a lot. I learned about air mixture ratios and all the stuff; I learned how to draw blood.

Air, Blood, School, Stuff, Technical

A good wine has many qualities I think. If drunk moderately, it is healthy and good for your heart.

Heart, Qualities, Think, Thinking, Wine

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.

Mind, People, Slayer, Thinking, Twisted, Various

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

Discuss, Follow, Like, Politics

Sometimes when I've gone out and murdered somebody I go and confess and stuff. And then God loves me again.

Confess, God, Gone, Sometimes, Stuff

Our album 'Show No Mercy' came out in late '83, and we did three or four shows in San Francisco after the release. That was our first experience with stage-divers, crowd-surfing, people walking on people across an entire crowd.

Across, Four, People, San Francisco, Shows, Surfing

I was born and raised Catholic.

Born, Born And Raised, Catholic, Raised

I would have to work on the song and figure out how they wanted the song done, because they're such high-intensity songs. We figure that out first, then I go back and listen to it and go over and rehearse stuff with it and try to get a feel for the words.

Done, Song, Stuff, Trying, Work

We just bought a new house, so my wife's been doing all the moving and other stuff, so I would like to go home and just sit and enjoy all that for a couple months before I gotta start playing again

Couple, Home, Like, Moving, Playing

Fortune is either with you or it's not.

Fortune

Venom was a band that strongly influenced the image and the idea behind Slayer.

Band, Idea, Ideas, Image, Influenced, Slayer

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