It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.

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

Every time I'd go out drinking I was looking for something new. But it was the same every time. I'd wake up in some bed with some person, I had a hangover and a show to do. And the truth is, it was the same every time. But now life is... pretty interesting without the alcohol.

Music is the soundtrack to my life.

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

I think it's very cool for the drummer to be set free from having to worry about holding down the beat every once in a while, though it's a little constricting.