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