Metallica is a wonderful key to have on my key ring. I can go anywhere - it's great.

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.

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

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

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

If I hadn't of had music in my life, it's quite possible I'd be dead and I'd much rather be alive.