If you get into a fight and somebody punches you, you get two feelings. One: That really hurts. Two: That relief in the realness of, like, Wow, this is what it is. It's not an intellectual process.

My work is more important than I am. I'm just some guy.

May we all emerge from winter with our strength renewed and any unwanted pieces left under the ice.

Labor for a lot of people has a negative connotation. But not for me. I always want to be working.

It's hard to stay positive when there's a lot of evil in the world.

I think it's a misconception that metal's about anger, obviously.

It's impossible to be content all the time - you have to learn to be content in places where you're unhappy and owning your emotions, whatever they are.