I'm not the kind of guy who sits around at home and writes songs. Once in a while I'll pick up a guitar and noodle around, but it's rare.

Why would heavy metal ever go away?

Music and songs are written at different periods of time, at different times in your life. They reflect the feelings you have and to be honest, I quite like having positive emotions.

At some point around '94 or '95, 'Rolling Stone' said that guitar rock was dead and that the Chemical Brothers were the future. I think that was the last issue of 'Rolling Stone' I ever bought.

Anthrax, it's something that gets you sick, it's horrible, strong. It's a heavy-metal band name if there ever was one.

I'm just not a big fan of the too-cool-for-school indie world. Metal bands have never been invited or been able to be part of the cool kids, and I like it that way.

I really don't worry about what people say or what they have to say or what they think - it just doesn't matter.

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

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.

Frank Zappa... was Beethoven for insane rock guys.

I think the best riffs and the best songs come when you're jamming and having a good time.

In general, ' Voss replied, 'it is necessary to communicate without knowledge of the language.

Art as far as it is able follows nature as a pupil imitates his master thus your art must be as it were God's grandchild.

There is nothing more beautiful than cheerfulness in an old face, and among country people it is always a sign of a well-regulated life.

In your hands or that of any other person, so much power would, no doubt, be dangerous. I am the only man in the world whom it would be safe to trust with it. Remember, I am a prophet!

It's fun to toy around with press stuff a little bit, because in many ways it's not a real world.

I call it suffering and pain, they call it entertainment.

The way a man looks at himself in a mirror will tell you if he can ever care about anyone else.

I have a beautiful wife and a wonderful support system and I think in those low moments, I could never thank them enough.

There are opportunities even in the most difficult moments.