I want to lead people toward finding hope through the purity and healing power of metal.

It's multifaceted, the message to our music. It's not just that. It's about individuality, development of self, finding things in life that you can be passionate about.

Spread the sickness, infect the world.

I'm an indestructible master of war.

But then again...perhaps the whole human race is cursed, and I'm simply in the lower echelon and therefore lose everything first.

I carry within my heart all the great memories.

...you cannot eat every tadpole and frog in the pond, but you can eat the biggest and ugliest one, and that will be enough, at least for the time being.

I think of myself as an ambassador of the arts. In my heart of hearts, I know the world would be a more peaceful, tender place if we were more moved by the poetry around us.

Sure, this will probably end up being another in a long line of emotionally crippling misadventures...but let's try to have some fun along the way.

I'm always active throughout the year.

Thaw with her gentle persuasion is more powerful than Thor with his hammer. The one melts, the other breaks into pieces.

I need to feel the excitement of life stirring around me, and I will always need to feel that.

Along with voting, jury duty, and paying taxes, goofing off is one of the central obligations of American citizenship.