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

Megadeth is a legend, and I'm not gonna cheapen it like some of these bands that keep going long after they should.

Playing acoustic guitar is like having sex with your clothes on. I mean you know how to do it, but it’s more difficult.

When I left New York, after getting fired from Metallica, all I remember is that I wanted blood. Theirs.

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

If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full.

Buckethead [former GUNS N' ROSES guitarist] is probably twice as good a guitar player as me and Slash combined, and can stand having fried chicken rubbed up against his face all night for a couple of hours.