I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.

I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.

If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys.

What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence

When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant