Top 30 Alissa White-Gluz Quotes

I feel just as much a part of ‘War Eternal’ as I do ‘Will to Power.’

I have a hard time writing happy things. I really just don’t find it that interesting for me personally to write about that.

I feel very fortunate to be in a position to where I can continue to make music and have people appreciate it.

I don’t want to die. I can’t wrap my head around the concept of death because I’m totally atheist. There’s nothing after life in my head, whether that’s right or wrong.

I’ve worked as a singer in metal bands for over ten years now, so I’ve definitely kind of put in my time building that underground family, that underground, loyal fan base.

Adrenaline really numbs out all pain.

In general, people that we meet in person are pretty cool people – always very respectful, just happy to be there, happy to enjoy the music.

I haven’t seen too many similarities between Montreal and American cities.

For some reason, people don’t want to see a girl onstage. Whether it’s a girl or a guy, if you like the music, who cares?

I have read and heard so many stories from people all around the world describing how they’ve found their own reason to believe through Arch Enemy, and that genuinely inspires me and keeps me going.

I wasn’t raised in any way where I was forced to be a vegetarian, too. I always had the choice. My mom would say, ‘I don’t eat the stuff, so I won’t cook it, but if you want to eat it, you can. Let me tell you why I don’t eat it.’ So she was open about it.

Touring, it’s really difficult to actually make a band work, and I think that’s why there’s so few bands that do work, actually, ’cause there’s so much that goes into it.

We don’t follow trends; I don’t think we even set trends. We just do our own thing. We just do what we love. That’s why Arch Enemy sounds like that.

I do think image is important in a band, because when I go see a show, I want to see a show; I don’t want to just listen to the music.

I have a lot of people I think are important to me, a lot of different causes I like to talk about also.

I like musicals a lot. I think probably ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ is my favorite. I love Andrew Lloyd Webber for the most part. It’s rare that I’ll find a musical that I don’t like.

I’m really excited to be a part of the ‘Fallen Heroes’ EP.

Is it hard to be vegan? Absolutely not. It would be hard to not be vegan.

A lot of my musician friends have the same kind of anxiety and panic when faced with crowds of people, and I do, too.

The most common time I write lyrics is the middle of the night.

The way I see it, I am lucky to be alive and well, and I only wish the same for others.

There’s this company called Vega that sponsors us, and basically, what it is is a vegan health optimizer. But really it’s a protein shake that has all the vitamins, all the enzymes, all the minerals, all the carbs, all the proteins… everything that you need to set yourself for the day.

That’s the thing: when I’m on stage, I don’t care; there could be ten people there, there could be ten million people there. But if I’m offstage, I’m, like, counting the people. I know exactly where everyone’s standing, how far they are from me.

Women in general have to think about certain things that men don’t – like being safe in the street at night or something.

We should be pointing out people’s accomplishments rather than their looks, but if it can promote our band, why not?

It’s pretty clear I am a diehard Chris Cornell fan, so his voice, musicianship, and lyrics have touched me across many different projects.

When I was in high school, I started organizing fundraisers and other events for people like PETA and Greenpeace.

I’m always, always really health conscious – even more so on tour.

I work out a lot. I started to work out on the road as much as I can, but I work out a lot at home to keep myself in good shape.

I really like writing poetry and lyrics because it’s one thing where I give up control. I don’t feel like I need to be in control of it. I just sort of let it happen, and then I know when it’s done. I know when it’s finished.