Life is for my own to live my own way.

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.

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

As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.

Trios aren't really geared for slide unless you're gonna play chords, or play that simple George Thorogood style. It gets pretty thin when you play single note lines.

When you're an actor and you walk into a theatre where your movie is playing, you're kinda proud. "Look at my skill!"

Just like the poles of a magnet, some people are drawn to death and others are repulsed by it, but we all have to deal with it.