We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans.

Getting sequestered and not really knowing what to do with your time and then discovering, 'Oh, I can watch a bunch of horror movies' has probably played out in a lot of people's discovery of horror.

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

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

Metallica is like the phoenix rising from the ashes. We set everything on fire, and this is what has risen from it - St. Anger being the fire and Death Magnetic being the phoenix.

I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race.

The movie 'Black Cat,' from 1934, is one of my favorite movies.