I know plenty of hyper-intelligent metal people, but at the same time, there's this dumbass, hardheaded, macho attitude associated with it. For younger people, it's like a succubus.

I got really tired of metal music. How do you pick what's good to sell when you're not totally into what you're listening to and marketing?

I took music theory in high school and dropped out halfway through the semester because it was ruining music for me.

We live with the things that we do to ourselves and others in doing what we've done to ourselves.

When you're not putting a bunch of chemicals into everbody, people tend not to fly off the handle.

I don't think in time signatures, and when I do, what I write is generally 3/4 or 4/4, the most basic, straightforward stuff. I think that comes from just not being a super-schooled musician.

The band has always been such a huge part of my life and it kept me very busy. That, in combination with something like running a record label, just means my whole life revolves completely around metal music and I can't do that anymore.