Some of the smartest people I know are metal fans.

Sin is a matter of opinion. Sins are only sins if you are hurting other people.

My biggest influences were 1980s punk and metal. Metallica were my biggest influence because they were good at everything - riffs, energy - but with such an ear for melody, it was hard not to get pulled into it and become a fanatic.

You gotta remember: we're musicians we're just crazy people who can't get along sometimes. I've definitely come to the table with my knife in my pocket a couple of times; you know how it is. It's part of being human. Now add fame and money and all that rock and roll craziness to it - we're lucky we don't eat each other in this industry!

It's amazing and sad what we have to do to survive sometimes.

The people I respect the least are the ones that take themselves way too seriously.

I want you to understand something: I am loving father who would do anything for his kids, whether they are mine or belonging to others in my family.