I went there anyway-knowingly, willingly-because I wanted a number one hit. I wanted what Metallica had, even if it meant selling a piece of my soul to the devil.

God created whammy bars for people who don't know how to solo.

I'm not a great singer

Next thing you know they'll take your thoughts away.

I want to write something that makes it easy for young people to look right into the abyss.

David Gilmour can do more with one note than most other guitar players can do with the whole fretboard

To me, the most important thing was to treat people the way you want to be treated. Some people say that I'm a mean person. Well, you know what? The person that's saying that is probably a dipshit and I put them in their place! I have a knack for doing that.