Tom Araya Talks To LiveDaily.com About Influences and Evolution

LiveDaily sat down with Araya on the eve of the band's upcoming North American tour. Here's an excerpt:

LiveDaily: Is it fair to say that Slayer has become a lot more political in recent years?

Tom Araya: It comes across that way, but it's not. There are more social commentaries, and more of, "This is what I see, so I'm going to write it." But we really don't like to state our views. We just like to write what we see and see what your opinion is, and what you think of what we're seeing. Maybe you're seeing something different...

But it's not unfair to say that your inspirations have changed a lot over the years?

Yeah, you've got different things that inspire you. It's your surroundings, and it's maturity. You grow up and you start seeing things differently, and you start writing differently. It doesn't mean you're going to change the imagery and the ideas behind Slayer, you're just going to change the pictures you're painting. Where before it was demons and devils, now you're writing songs about humanity's demons and humanity's devils.

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