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Ronnie James Dio
31 quotes
“I'm not a very religious person. I have no concept of what a God is; it may be the man on the silver mountain. My image of the man on the silver mountain is a guy with flowing robes and lightning coming from his fingertips, kind of a mytholigal figure like Zeus. The song is more of a plea from the fallen and to the fallen that there is hope, I will make you holy again. Ask me and I will do something for you.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on the Rainbow song "Man on the Silver Mountain", interview by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Vanguard (March 1976)
“It correlates itself with the way almost all of the people in this country believed in Richard Nixon up until the time he decided he was going to take a leap off the tower and fell flat on his ass and became just a little lump of blood and putty. That was my way of saying that the common man will always rise above the leader who oppresses them.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on the Rainbow song "Stargazer", interview by Don Snowden, Los Angeles Vanguard (March 1976)
“We always seem to begin or end in Philadelphia, it's the best place to start and the best place to stop. You're fantastic. My favorite place. Thank you!”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Dio's Live At The Spectrum, August 25, 1984
“You know, music was given to us to color our world, and some people like blue, some people like green, some people like the combination of both. It's just a matter of personal taste. I don't think that it matters what you do or what your main interest is. I think music especially should be enjoyed and liked in its entirety by everyone.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on hard rock and heavy metal fans being interested in classical music, interview by Steve Newton, 1985
“All Wagner, Ring, whatever. [...] The whole Valkyrie thing was cool, 'cause it was so tied into metal. I like Wagner's strength, just the pureness of it. I like a couple of Mozart things, but mainly Wagner.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1996 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: When asked about his favorite opera, interview by Greg Burk, November 1, 1996
“But I think it's a hell of a book. I think Whoever put it together did quite an interesting job, but I think that it was ... I think that things were put in there to capture a group of people so they would follow a religion.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on the Bible, interview by Doug Van Pelt, HM Magazine (1998)
“The dancer is the free spirit unfettered by chains and not confined by four walls. Noone seems to care much for those they can't control.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1999 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: His answer to the question who the dancer is in the Black Sabbath song "Heaven and Hell", AOL chat session, June 5, 1999,
“I am not an Atheist or an anti-God person but my beliefs are that you do not have to go to a place to worship, you don't have to go to a house to do that and that God resides in you and me and so does the Devil and heaven and hell is where we live on this earth. If the God that everyone prays to is such a wonderful God he wouldn't have people suffering so horribly as they are.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2000 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by David Lee Wilson, 2000
“Lyrically I like to use themes that make the listener use his or her imagination, and to give a little of the lessons I've learned in my own life. The best subjects are always people, who never fail to amaze me by their unpredictability.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2004 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on his plans for the Dio album Master of the Moon, interview, Metal Masters, January 2004
“That was obvious that there are people in this world who always going to try and take advantage of you — and do take advantage of you. Those kings and queens are the people who think that they are so important, who want to take advantage of you, and that makes your life Heaven and Hell. Promises that you're going to get [is] the Heaven part, and Hell [is] when they don't come real.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2005 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on the Black Sabbath song "Heaven and Hell", interview by Dmitry M. Epstein, September 2005
“I brought melody and classicalness and a great amount of musicality to this band. Ozzy began it, and he deserves all the accolades he can get because he helped invent this kind of music. What he did was absolutely right for what it was, but music grew at that point, and I think it grew beyond what Ozzy was capable of giving an audience from a musical standpoint.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Speaking on Black Sabbath, "Black Is Really White" by Andrew Miller, Orlando Weekly (September 13, 2007)
“I'm lucky that I am a very hard person and strong within my beliefs, so that this hasn't really been a problem for me, y'know, I just get cancer, I'll kick the hell outta you.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by 39 News in the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2010
“I refuse to be beaten in any way, shape or form, so I'm gonna beat this too.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2010 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Interview by 39 News in the MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2010
“But life's not a wheel With chains made of steel, So bless me.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1975 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Catch the Rainbow" on Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow (1975)
“Where was your star? Was it far, was it far? When did we leave? We believed, we believed, we believed (...)”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stargazer" on Rising (1976)
“All my life, it seems Just a crazy dream Reaching for somebody's star, Like an open door That you've passed before, But you never had the key.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1976 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: A Light in the Black" on Rising (1976)
“Summer nights are colder now, They've taken down the fair, And all the lights have died somehow, Or were they ever there?”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1978 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rainbow Eyes" on Long Live Rock 'n' Roll (1978)
“Love is a never ending smile.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Wishing Well" on Heaven and Hell (1980)
“The world is full of kings and queens Who blind your eyes and steal your dreams, It's heaven and hell, oh well.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Heaven and Hell" on Heaven and Hell (1980)
“We made the mountains shake With laughter as we played, Hiding in our corner of the world. Then we did the demon dance And rushed to nevermore, Threw away the key and locked the door.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1980 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Children of the Sea" on Heaven and Hell (1980)
“If there isn't light when no one sees Then how can I know what you might believe?”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1981 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: The Sign of the Southern Cross" on Mob Rules (1981)
“I'll smash your face in, But with a smile, All together you'll never Be stronger than me.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1992 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: I" on Dehumanizer (1992)
“It's the same old song, You've gotta be somewhere at sometime, And they never let you fly. It's like broken glass, You get cut before you see it, So open up your eyes.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Stand Up and Shout" on Holy Diver (1983)
“When I see lightning — you know it always brings me down 'Cause it's free and I see that it's me Who's lost and never found.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1983 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Rainbow in the Dark" on Holy Diver (1983)
“Each day you hear the sand as it moves and whispers, Come and sail on my golden sea, Maybe one day you'll be just like me, And that's free.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1984 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Egypt (The Chains Are On)" on The Last in Line (1984)
“Don't look behind 'Cause a tear that never dries Can only make you blind.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Like the Beat of a Heart" on Sacred Heart (1985)
“Whenever you dream, You're holding the key, It opens the door To let you be free.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1985 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Sacred Heart" on Sacred Heart (1985)
“There's perfect harmony In the rising and the falling of the sea. And as we sail along, I never fail to be astounded by The things we'll do for promises And a song.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1987 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: All the Fools Sailed Away" on Dream Evil (1987)
“Most dreams are made of glass, You throw just one stone, And then there goes your last window.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 1993 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Hollywood Black" on Strange Highways (1993)
“Maybe if we cry together, Maybe if we cry as one, The tears that fall could kill the fire And keep everyone From Atom and Evil.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Atom and Evil" on The Devil You Know (2009)
“Let me go! I've seen religion, But the light has left me blind. Take me back! I must have the Bible Black.”
Ronnie James Dio (1942–2010) first seen 2009 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Bible Black" on The Devil You Know (2009)