My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can.

If we were to hit the level that Metallica or somebody like that hit, we'd have had a hard time dealing with it. I think it would have been our doom. It's hard for anybody at that level.

My job is not babysitting people; my job is focusing on making the best band I possibly can.

The packaging has to really sell the product today, because kids can go out and buy a CD and then 10 kids can burn them. So you have to really be on your toes.

We were watching bands like the Ramones and Blondie and other bands beginning to ignite.

We have a problem now with parents stealing their kids' CDs, so the roles have been reversed.

The Misfits pretty much funds the Misfits. It used to cost me money to be in the band. I think we got paid the last gig we ever did. After that, we had to work to support our families.