I've discovered that sheer quantity doesn't necessarily make for a heavier sound; if anything, overdubs make guitars sound mushier.

One time we saw some hookers but when we got closer we realized it was Motley Crue.

I choose to live, not just exist.

Nothing can duplicate the sheer power and feeling you get from standing in front of your amp and bashing on your guitar.

People always complain about something. If you face yourself and stand up strong, you're OK. You can't go wrong.

I'd rather regret doing something than not doing something.

My lifestyle determines my deathstyle.

Live win, dare fail.

There is one Metallica. We have many styles, it's called Metallica.

It's all fun and games 'till someone loses an eye, then it's just fun you can't see.

It's a good feeling, that you can put your heart out there, no matter how black it is, and people can understand it.

Defeat begins with the fear that one had lost.

The Antichrist . . . will be the embodiment of evil, and will have great power to deceive those who choose to follow him.

I'm sorry, I say. I didn't give you everything you wanted. I wasn't everything you wanted. You were everything I wanted.

Give whatever you are doing and whoever you are with the gift of your attention.

It's one thing to be religious, but it's another thing to make religion your policy.

People don’t cry when they lose their hope. They cry when they get it back.

To be sincere means to be the same person when one is with oneself; that is to say, alone - but that is all it means.

There are no short hitters on the tour anymore - just long and unbelievably long.

We do yoga to make life more beautiful.. to stop misery from entering our world.

Las Vegas, Nevada: A city where oddities don't make you lame, But instead bring you riches and fortune and fame.