Devin Townsend

I have no interest in being told what to do. ”

I think live stuff is certainly stuff I enjoy doing. I do like performing for people and bringing it to people. ”

Essentially, 'Z2' ended up feeling the way that it should, but it was through a considerable amount of trial and error that it took to get there. ”

People say, 'Well, why don't you talk about being vegetarian?' And I'm like, 'People will find out.' The people who are interested in what I do and why I do it, being a vegetarian is a big part of that. ”

I think that religion is incredibly cruel, and I think that my biggest problem with being vegetarian, usually, is other vegetarians. ”

I'll be the first to admit when I'm influenced by something. ”

I tend to find in my musical world people end up appearing, and I'm pretty good at being able to discern right away whether or not they are going to be appropriate based on their personality. ”

The reason Strapping Young Lad was such a good band was we were honest about what we were doing. ”

I think that the pivotal point of me in terms of the choral stuff is that I was involved in this provincial choir at 16 or 17. We went and played in churches and convention centres. The music we got to do was so inspiring for me. ”

My lineage is partially Irish. ”