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Trios aren't really geared for slide unless you're gonna play chords, or play that simple George Thorogood style. It gets pretty thin when you play single note lines.
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It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.
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Penelope Spheeris is a wonderful lady.
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We got a new song called 'Ashes in Your Mouth,' and it is NOT about a joint falling apart.
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You've gotta be careful because art is really important to most people, and you wanna respect that as much as possible. So I live by that rule.
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No, I care more about what God knows than what man says.
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One thing I've noticed over the years is that young players - I mean 10- and 12-year-olds - really like my guitar style. There's something in my guitar style that they totally can latch onto and learn quickly, and then go from there to your Yngwie Malmsteens or your Steve Vais or whatever.
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When I got my first Marshall amp, it was so empowering. No one ever forgets their first Marshall amp if you're a guitar player pursuing a big powerful sound. I mean, no one ever forgets their first Marshall amp.
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Mogami cable is durable and flexible enough to practically build a suspension bridge with but I'll settle for using it for my guitars and amps!
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Nothing's really a prized possession except my family, you know?
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'Some Kind of Monster' is a challenge, and 'Through the Never' is an extension of that. Even the album we made with Lou Reed, it was a challenge.
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I don't remember doing anything else; I don't remember not living in the studio. I'm itching for people to hear this album because I'm sick of hearing it myself.
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I'm just sitting here trying not to be unhappy.
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As far as artists and musicians, they don't retire. They might tour less.
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You listen to a Metallica song, and you listen to the drums, and they're not necessarily swinging, but the arrangements are different. Why is that? Because it's more in tune with jazz arrangements. It's very different. It's not a traditional rock and roll production, in terms of the drums.
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There is something powerful in Metallica, a will, a drive.
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I always say, 'Hey, I'm in Metallica, but I wasn't on the Black Album.'
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I'm a person that takes on situations from passion. I get passionate about things, and I try to help.
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Most of my guitars have been instruments that look cool. I'm not picky. I never think, 'Oh, this neck isn't made of ebony,' or, 'These strings don't feel correct.' It doesn't matter too much.
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There is a lot of energy between Lars and James, and sometimes that energy can erupt. I know that before I was in the band, Kirk was the guy who was often in the middle, and it was important at that time. And now I feel like sometimes I'm the guy that's in the middle between not just James and Lars, but even Kirk.
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We like to challenge ourselves, and having new material and presenting it to the world is fun and exciting and fresh.
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'Justice' is the biggest challenge 'cause it's also complex in the arrangements.
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Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and guys like Cat Stevens and Elton John.
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Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.