Blackheart Records being 25 years old represents staying power and the fact that we weren't able to get a record out through conventional means, so we had to create this record company to put out our records if we wanted to be a band that had records to give out to their fans.

The better your base is, and the more you know from experience, the better off you'll be when you try and make the big move.

You want to have butterflies in your stomach, because if you don't, if you walk out onstage complacent, that's not a good thing.

My job is intense. It's very physical.

It's easier to sit there and say you don't like feminists because they don't have a sense of humor.

Even though everybody's lives are different, in general we're all human beings, and we go through the same things: disappointments, the pleasures of life, life and death. That's always been a really big part of the show to me, making sure the audience feels connected, and that carries through to the album.

You know, I have a really tough time finding new bands.