I play the real instruments. I don't waste my time with anything else.

I thought I'd do something nice for the band... I'll hang myself.

I ended up gettin a little Gibson amp and a bass, because of Gene Simmons of Kiss. Myself and three other kids would pretend to be Kiss - I liked Gene the best.

I still play music for the same reasons as when I first started; for the energy, the feeling, the interaction with others. Not for the money, ego or greed.

I tell you very honestly, 1 billion percent, I have never regretted leaving Metallica.

The past is where its supposed to be.

Metallica is going to be one of those bands you look back on in the year 2008, that people will still listen to the way I still listen to Zeppelin and Sabbath albums.