For the 'Load' album, I was experimenting so much with tone that I had to keep journals on what equipment I was using. For 'Hero of the Day', I know I used a 1958 Les Paul Standard with a Matchless Chieftain, some Boogie amps and a Vox amp - again, they're all blended.

I think it goes without saying that a lot of big horror fans are just nerds and geeks.

Guitar playing is both extremely easy for me and extremely difficult for me at the same time.

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.

If a guitar is too easy for me to play, it makes me too laid back. I like to battle with my guitar.

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.

I went through a whole blues period in the Nineties, and that had some influence on 'Load' and 'ReLoad.'