I don't think success has changed us as people at all. We are the same lunatics that we were when this band first got going. We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.

Just because you know umpteen billion scales, it doesn't mean you have to use them all in a solo.

I'm not into that whole Satanic thing. It's just something to fall back on if you don't have much imagination. Singing you fiftieth song about having lunch with Satan--I'm not into it. It's silly.

The main riff for 'SandMan' was just something I wrote one night.

I love 'True Blood.' I love 'The Walking Dead.' Those are fantastic series.

Metallica is a very complicated, fragile thing. On the outside, it's all metal, but on the inside it's very delicate.

When you're first starting out, there's always the temptation to hide behind distortion because it lets you get away with murder. But, when it comes to rhythm work, you've gotta back off that gain control a bit, especially if you're playing with another guitarist.