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.

Everything I do is metal. When I clean my house, it's metal.

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

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

As big as Metallica are, they're still not like a pop act. As big as they are, they're still not U2 or Lady Gaga. It's still underground.

I'm just not a big fan of the too-cool-for-school indie world. Metal bands have never been invited or been able to be part of the cool kids, and I like it that way.

What is it about a zombie that appeals to me? I don't know. Maybe that it's just the most possible - I don't know - of all the supernatural entities.