Authority pisses me off. I think everyone should be able to drink and get loud whenever they want.

I like playing music because it's a good living and I get satisfaction from it. But I can't feed my family with satisfaction.

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.

I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

Every band that I've known that has done side projects or things like that - I don't respect them anymore.