Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.

I would say [Lamar] Kendrick, it`s always fun to see what happens when Kendrick takes the stage. And my two oldest kids are huge fans of him.

The music business, or what`s left of it, is obviously a very - it`s like a wild west now.

The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones.

As long as it says Metallica on the record it's Metallica.

As the world gets smaller and communication spreads further and further out there, you try to find the right balance.

Back then, I was really into composing the entire solo, beginning to end. I wanted to have it at least 80 to 90 percent complete before going into the studio. I didn't improvise in the studio. I was young, and I didn't really have the development in my playing or the ability to show up with nothing and then put down 500 ideas. I can do that now because I'm so much more of a musician now.