The biggest difference between me and other artists out there is that they'll put anything out to sell a record or sell a ticket.

If you want to be taken seriously, always check your fly.

I'm the guy that gets up at three in the morning to jot down an entire sheet of lyrics for something that won't be recorded for six months. You have to get it down when you can, because thoughts are fluid.

Slipknot is the darkness; Stone Sour is the light. Slipknot is chaos; Stone Sour is structure.

We are defined by our dignity to rise above debasement. We are certainly better people for doing so.

If you are too overwhelmed, then when you sit down and try to write something, it feels forced. There's nothing worse than forced music. I mean, this world has enough of that right now, where it's basically McDonald's making music. 'Everybody needs another hamburger and fries.' Here's a piece of crap that nobody's gonna care about it two years.

Take one more deep breath, savor it, and plunge forward without thinking. Do not allow yourself hesitation. Do not allow yourself a moment of doubt. Follow your instincts and go where you never would have considered possible.