Vikernes: "I live in the present and in the future. Not in the past."

Vikernes: "The romantic image of the ancient world is very inspiring, as is nature itself, but I think the dissatisfaction with our modern world is the strongest force keeping me going."

Vikernes: "Keep the masses fed and entertain them to keep them in line."

Vikernes: "You should never trust anything reported by the media. Their first priority is to spread propaganda; their second priority is to make money. They never really care if they tell the truth or not."

Vikernes: "Lead by example. Be better than those you despise."

Vikernes: "The ancient Greek philosophers were blonde and blue-eyed and, even then, talked about how their race was mixed with others and how this affected their society negatively. When there were no more natural blondes and no more blue eyes in Greece, they incidentally stopped producing great philosophers."

Vikernes: "Innovation, creativity, and lunacy goes hand in hand."

Vikernes: "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."

Vikernes: "Civilization is going down the drain, and the sooner it does, the better."

Vikernes: "I look forward the day that I could work on my farm, create music, write books, and be with the wife and kids around the clock - and live a normal life."

Vikernes: "As I respect others, I want others to respect me."

Vikernes: "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."

Vikernes: "I live an isolated life, and I rarely meet others."

Vikernes: "To live like we are supposed to, we need to listen to our blood, so to speak. Our paganism is in our blood, and to be able to create a positive and meaningful civilization in the future, on the ruins of the 'Sodom and Gomorrah' we live in today, we need to live in accordance with our blood."

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

Vikernes: "My record company certainly wants me to play live, badly, but I have no such plans. My only motivation to do such a thing would be money, and I don't think that's a good reason to play live."

Vikernes: "To me, personally, an ideal society would be a world where only I and those I care for exist."

Vikernes: "Some musicians make and record music; other musicians play in a band... I just make and record music, and I don't feel a part of anything in any music business."

Vikernes: "Time moves too slowly for me to notice any evolution in my creative tendencies."

Vikernes: "Rock and roll promotes a primitive and destructive lifestyle. Metal can be seen as a subgenre of rock and roll, and thus, metal is not much better."

Vikernes: "I think the growing disregard for the environment, culture, and heritage is a natural consequence of capitalism."

Vikernes: "I am not a philosopher, only frustrated by the development of the world we live in - and too stupid to keep my mouth shut when I see injustice."

Vikernes: "Hate is irrational. I am a rational person."

Vikernes: "Personally, I am a nationalist, but my race is my nation, and I see all true Europeans as my racial brethren and part of my nation, be them Norwegian, Danish, or Swedish, French, German, or English, Russian, Polish, or Belorussian, or whatever."

Vikernes: "I believe in blood, soil, and honour; family, homeland, and hamingja; strength, traditions, and courage."

Vikernes: "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."

Vikernes: "Defiance in itself is a sign of strength, and strength is a light side of human nature - when at all present, that is."

Vikernes: "This might disappoint you somewhat, but I have to say my interest in Tolkien has faded dramatically over the years. His language skills are amazing, his story good and fascinating, but... he has a very Judeo-Christian perspective, and his use of mythical creatures is very... ignorant."

Vikernes: "If you want to change the world - I do - you have to start with yourself."

Vikernes: "Climate changes are caused by solar radiation and other natural phenomena, so I don't worry one bit about that. Nothing we do can change anything in the climate."

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