Creativity Quote by Kerry King

There is a refreshing lack of mythmaking here: Kerry King isn’t selling the romantic fantasy of a band that walks onstage fueled by pure instinct. He’s talking like a working musician caught in the unglamorous logistics of touring, where “gear was over here waiting for us” becomes the plot twist that dictates the setlist. The candor matters because it punctures the idea that new music arrives as a fully formed eruption; it’s also a reminder that even the loudest, most “no excuses” genres run on schedules, shipping crates, and rehearsal time.

The intent is practical - manage expectations. If fans are hungry for new material, King is preemptively explaining why the show won’t be a forward-preview blowout. “We have planned to play 3 or 4 new ones” sounds like a compromise, but it’s also a calculated promise: you’ll get a taste, not the whole meal. That number is doing PR work, translating limitation into choice.

The subtext is confidence tempered by professionalism. He’s not worried about audience backlash because he’s anchoring the decision in competence: you don’t debut “new stuff” unrehearsed unless you want chaos, and not the fun kind. Coming from a thrash icon, that’s quietly revealing - the aggression is the aesthetic, not the process. The process is discipline, and the honesty is its own form of authority.