In a new interview with Neon Sunsets, Kerry King shared his honest opinions on people.
King was asked about the inspiration behind the lyrics for ‘Everything I Hate About You’ from his recently released debut solo album, ‘From Hell I Rise.’
“People are the cockroaches of the earth. We destroy everything we touch, basically,” he said of what he dislikes about people the most.
“‘Everything I Hate About You,’ I’ve been asked many times who that’s about, and, really, it’s not about anybody particularly,” he added. “I mean, it’s basically for every day of the week. Today I hate somebody different than I hated yesterday. So that’s basically how that came about.”
In the same interview, the guitarist was also asked what his ‘personal hell’ would look like.
“I’ve kind of been there for the last four years, you know, not being able to work,” he responded. “I’m not getting any younger, so, getting this record out, being able to come out and play for all my friends all over the world is very important to me. So, personal hell would be… it would be the pandemic. You know, no one saw that coming. I certainly wasn’t ready for it. And now I’m finally bouncing back from it. So, from hell I rise.”
‘From Hell I Rise’ came out on May 17 this year. All material for the LP was written by King.
The rocker started his European tour on June 3 in Tilburg, The Netherlands. The tour featured headline shows in the U.K., The Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Spain, plus appearances at big festivals like Rock Am Ring, Hellfest, Tuska, Download, Sweden Rock Festival, and more.