Metal guys are huge nerds. A good percentage of them are either horror or sci-fi or comic book or fantasy nerds.

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

Why would heavy metal ever go away?

I'm not the kind of guy who sits around at home and writes songs. Once in a while I'll pick up a guitar and noodle around, but it's rare.

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.

People think of Jews as the Woody Allen stereotype, the nebbishy kind of thing, but that's not the kind of Jews I know. I know plenty of Israelis and plenty of tough guys that are Jewish. So, I think it makes sense that Jews play metal.

I kind of live in this weird world where I am exposed to a lot of stuff, but then again I am not exposed to a lot of stuff.