We'd record a song that people liked and wanted to hear on the radio, and the radio wouldn't play it because it was too long. Or they wanted to edit it, which we wouldn't allow.

Music is the soundtrack to my life.

When people start copying your style, you know that something must be happening.

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.

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

My whole life was duality: Here's my life at home, here's my life on the road.

It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.