I love playing the melodic stuff. I love adding textures and colors.
The band? No way! There ain't no band. The band is not 'the band' right now. It's just three guys.
We like to set off bombs.
My vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was falling off.
I was pretty quiet as a child.
I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.
My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.
As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.
Any time somebody is into your band that's a good thing. And if they're in a really cool, really popular band, that's a better thing.
Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.
It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.
I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.
Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.
Aqualung is one that my brother turned me onto. It wasn't that hard-rocking, but Martin Barre had a really good sound. He knew what he was doing.
Rehab is like college for your head.
Trios aren't really geared for slide unless you're gonna play chords, or play that simple George Thorogood style. It gets pretty thin when you play single note lines.
We discovered how much money influences certain things work in United States. How things might seem okay on the outside, but internally, they're corrupt.
I don't remember doing anything else; I don't remember not living in the studio. I'm itching for people to hear this album because I'm sick of hearing it myself.
I'm married to Metallica.
I think it's very cool for the drummer to be set free from having to worry about holding down the beat every once in a while, though it's a little constricting.
No secret that I enjoy motor sports and cars in particular, building cars, building custom cars. Part of that scene. I love the flow of the cars and I love the art part of them. I love the sleekness and the uniqueness of each car that you can dream up.
