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.

I will absolutely say that Johnny Ramone was a huge influence on me. I'm a giant Ramones fan.

I've always been a true believer that if men had babies, nobody would be trying to tell them what they can and can't do with their bodies.

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

When you're younger - duh - you don't really have the tools to deal with certain things in your life.

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.

To me, the guitar is a tool for songwriting, and it's fun, too. The day that it's not fun, that's when I'm not gonna play guitar anymore.