I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles of music.

Why do musicians give so much time to charitable causes? The most humanitarian cause that we can give our time to is the creation and performance of music itself.

I can't satisfy myself with just trying to tie all of my imagination into music, especially when music is not appreciated as an art form as much as it used to be.

Art gives me the freedom I don't have when I make music.

I decided to make music again at a time when I couldn't have had more obstacles.

What I know is my music gets blamed for school shootings.

I hope that what you take away from my album is not just the music - which I did want to be fun, and I did want it to be about individuality, but please also take away from it that there's no dream that's too big.

Metal is still the biggest music now in America.

The only things Mick and I disagree about is the band, the music and what we do.

I felt I really wanted to back off from music completely and just work within the visual arts in some way. I started painting quite passionately at that time.