I guess when you're young you have tunnel vision.

We never played China, India or Africa. We also haven't played Russia enough. I would love to play those places.

We were nominated [for Grammy] once before for our album 1916. We were up against Metallica at the time and they had just sold a quarter of a zillion albums.

As you go through life's rich tapestry, you realize that most people you meet aren't fit to shine your shoes. It's a sad fact, but it's true. A good friend is someone who'd hide you if you were on the run for murder. How many of them do you know?

They [The Beatles ] were the first band to write their own songs in Britain because we always just covered American songs before that.

People lose their lives in the drug wars and you don't have to prove it to yourself because others have proved it for you.

I think that is just about as dishonest as a person giving a bad interview. I despise people like that; they don't get two tries. It's all just sensation. It is always bullshit.