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.

I don't even know who that person was in the '80s. I see pictures of myself from back then and I don't even recognize myself.

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.

A guitar for me is pretty much strictly in the context of writing songs for my band, coming up with ideas with my band, and then being able to perform those songs as best as I can on stage - that's what the guitar for me has always been.

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

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