To be honest, just trying to get everybody together in one room to get our picture taken for the back of the album, it took so long just to organize that.

On a musical level, I do find it rewarding. It's not like I want to blow my brains out while I'm playing these songs from so long ago. I am still surprised by the way the songs are constructed - note choices, the way the arrangements are made, the way these songs are assembled. I'm still amazed at times.

I was into Metallica when they first started, like when Kill Em All came out.

When I was younger and bands were formed that way, out of friendships rather than anything else. It wasn't like we put up want ads.

I was into the music, but the idea of showing up places on time or having to tell people when you're not going to be somewhere - that just didn't even cross my mind.

When I was really young, I was really into Black Sabbath and Iron Maiden and those kinds of bands.

The thing I like about the band [Dead Child] is that there's no pretense. We aren't even trying to be artists or poets.