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.

Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and guys like Cat Stevens and Elton John.

We got a new song called 'Ashes in Your Mouth,' and it is NOT about a joint falling apart.

When people in Washington say they're going to take away my guns, they better bring theirs if they're going to take mine.

I could do Rust In Peace again, but I don't want to. I could have followed that formula but, God, why? I would have to have done so much heroin and cocaine - and I wasn't going to. Not if I'm paying for it!

If I'm gonna commit suicide, I'll go out eatin' pussy to death.

I'm not a great singer