I'd much rather talk about guitar playing. I hate it when people ask me about my lyrics. I always feel like telling them to just go and read them.

I'm not generally a big solo guy, because I'm not into showing off that way.

Metallica is the world to me - it always has been, and that's not going to change. I'm married to Metallica.

The fans like the idea we do what we want. It's not an act. Screw the record company and the beaten path. Without MTV or radio, we still have a huge underground following.

Dying, dying, someone told me just recently, dying is easy. Living is hard. For everyone.

If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.

Rap is just to me very annoying.