Varg Vikernes

I have barely seen my son since he came into the world. Even though I hear his voice on the phone almost every day, it is very tough to not be present while he is growing up.

I live in the present and in the future. Not in the past.

Innovation, creativity, and lunacy goes hand in hand.

Actually, I have never been a great fan of martial arts competitions. Not even when I was training martial arts myself.

My name is well known, but my image is not, because the image presented to the public is very twisted and far from reality. So, not many recognize me on the street. And I don't usually walk around in the streets, either.

When it comes to political forces in Norway and elsewhere, I - simply put - sympathize with all those who wish to throw out every single Muslim and Jew from Europe, all those who wish to 'dismantle' the E.U., and all those who want to nationalize all countries in our world.

If the so called 'democratic' individuals out there really believe in their talk about diversity, they should let those with truly different opinions be allowed to talk freely in public, too.

If I had something to say about my lyrics, I would say they were about different subjects concerning the darkness and the night.

I never do anything to make money. I do make money, but that's because I do something. Big difference.

I am not concerned about my posthumous fame. Monuments are no good to the dead.

I don't think I have an image of being an underground musician. I have an image of being an uncompromising musician, and I am well known in Norway partly because of that.

If people knew that Burzum was just the band of some teenager, that would sort of ruin the magic, and for that reason, I felt that I needed to be anonymous. So I used a pseudonym, Count Grishnackh, and on the debut album, I used a photo of me that didn't look like me at all to make Burzum itself seem more out-of-this world and to confuse people.