I really don't worry about what people say or what they have to say or what they think - it just doesn't matter.

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

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

To be honest, I'm one of the least-technical guitar players around. I just want a guitar to feel good and sound good. That's it, period.

I have enough to think about - I just don't ever want to have to think about my car.

I find it much easier to write comic-books than lyrics actually because it's a natural dialogue. Writing song lyrics is not natural but over the years I know what I need to know to get it done. I find it quite easy to capture a character and use my own personality and humour.

I could care less about sitting around and practicing the guitar for hours a day and trying to be the best guitar player on the planet.