It's important to me that people feel connected to the band through the music, you know? I don't want it to be wallpaper. I don't want it to be background music. I want it to be clear: This is the song. These are the words. If you feel the same way as I do, sing it as loud as you can.

Everybody now thinks that Nashville is the coolest city in America.

I love Black Sabbath. They made an amazing contribution to music today. Almost every band that made it big in the Nineties owed a debt to them.

How come drummers leave their drumsticks on the dashboard of their car? So they can park in the handicapped spaces.

A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe place.

If it weren't for the Beatles, I would not be a musician.

When you're recording to tape, you usually just settle for what you have. There's not a lot of options to manipulate the performance.