Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.

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

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

You want to hear vocals? Go sing it.

I'm always feeling like I don't belong, no matter where I am. So I'm just searching for a family nonstop, and sometimes I find it in the mosh pit, sometimes I find it when I'm doing some French TV show with the president's wife.

I associate times with certain music. It still is that for me. It's telling the story of our lives.

I'm married to Metallica.