Napster hijacked our music without asking. They never sought our permission. Our catalog of music simply became available as free downloads on the Napster system.

If there was no Black Sabbath, I could still possibly be a morning newspaper delivery boy. No fun.

The worst day of my life was once that my mom didn't allow me to go to a Queen concert because I was grounded.

One of my few shortcomings is that I can't predict the future.

I'm just sittin here trying not to be unhappy.

Stretching your parameters is a necessity if you wan to keep growing, and sometimes the best way to do that is to dive into the deep end.

This isn't about fans, greed or money. It's about being morally right or wrong. Nobody is governing the way music gets from artists to fans. It's all running amok.

The only band that we have never played with but have always wanted to is the Rolling Stones.

Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.

Metallica's the only band I've ever been in and it's the only band I ever wanna be in.

Sharing's only fun when it's not your stuff.

How can the sky be the limit if there are footsteps on the moon?

I still have my little red hardcover notebook—spine now held in place by packing tape, pages dotted with cooking stains—filled with her loving instructions for mandelbrot, nut cake, and strudel.

The tension between people is palpable, and the ideal of what it means to be and look American becomes a preoccupation to folks around the country, including me.

I've seen people twitter in haiku only.

We don't realize how much we create reality through language. If we say that life is hard, it will be hard.

For those who are always courteous and respectful of elders, four things increase: life, beauty, happiness and strength.

I don't get to listen to music for fun very often; a lot of what I'm hearing is for work and isn't released yet.

I play basketball probably four to five days a week when I'm back home.

Style is what one creates....glamou r is a state of mind.

If something is true, no amount of wishful thinking will change it.