Shawn Crahan Quotes

I've always said that Pantera fans were the best in the world, and I truly meant that, and I still mean it.

In a very broad statement, or mentality, you just want as many fans as you can have of your music. You want people to write songs for and connect with and play shows for.

The music I do and the fans I attract? I got crazy fans.

I want my fans to listen to my music. Period.

Me personally, I've had really great experiences. I'd be lying if I said it was all roses and perfect, but, by and large, the metal community is so incredibly supportive.

We need the media to know that some of us are really passionate about music.

My kind of music is probably not going to shoot to the top, but I'm fine with that. There's still enough rock'n'roll soldiers.

And when it comes to the music, the fans are the most important thing because they get you and put you where you are. And so often - too often - that whole idea gets cast aside.

I am thankful to all my fans and supporters out there for the overwhelming love and support. I just hope I continue to make music that is loved by everyone.

My fans love everything. You can find my fans at a Drake show; you'll find my fans at Post Malone all the way to Pink. They just love music in general.

We're incredibly excited to be launching Communion in America, where not only are there literally thousands of excellent musicians that we want to promote, but it's also a country full of passionate music fans that we want to feel part of the Communion experience. It's a massive deal for us to expand, and we cannot wait to get cracking.

I love seeing the fans of the music that I make.

It's important for country fans to know that I'm not just trying to come in and take their money for a CD.

But I also think it's up to the fan base to call in the radio stations and demand that the more mature artists be played as well.

I don't have a Madonna-sized fan base, so I can actually e-mail and talk to everyone that e-mails me because I am totally appreciative, and I like my fans! They seem to have the same interests as me. They are kind of nerdy and cool - and have good taste, obviously.

With Sumthin Else Music Works, I wanted to spread the love and give newcomers a chance to make it because something that really helped me were all the people who had given me an opportunity when I was putting my career together.

Country fans are the most loyal in the world.

I find a lot of up-and-coming musicians I enjoy, present them to my viewers - and hopefully inflate the growth of these artists by putting them in front an audience that wouldn't have been aware of them.

I've grown up with country music. I love how real everybody is, not just the artists, but the fans.

Japan has really great fans for all kinds of music. I think they're keeping metal alive.

I'm playin' music for a certain type of person. Fortunately, there are more and more of us. At least there are more comin' to see me than there were 30 years ago or so.

The best compliment I get every year is that a band will write me and say, 'We were just on tour, and we had people coming to our show saying they had never heard us before they heard us on your show.'

We have a song called 'Skynyrd Nation.' It's just about what our fans are, what they do in getting ready for the show.

I just appreciate the love that I get and support from hip-hop.

Well, Tony Yayo is my dude. Tony Yayo is a big supporter of my music.