A life lived unexplored is a life not worth living.

It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos.

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.

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

I've been into horror movies ever since I was five years old.

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.

Ampeg made incredible guitar heads in the early Nineties and then stopped. And I don't know why. The one we used had a nice clean, warm sound, and it blended well with the other amps that were in the studio.