Motivation has always been a fascinating factor when considering a touring artist, especially when the years stack up. What keeps one out there year after year?

My optimism wears heavy boots and is loud.

Loneliness adds beauty to life. It puts a special burn on sunsets and makes night air smell better.

No such thing as spare time, no such thing as free time, no such thing as down time. All you got is life time. Go.

I am an optimist because I want to change things for the better and I know that blood has to be spilled and disharmony and cruelty are necessary to do that.

I have found the Iron to be my greatest friend. It never freaks out on me, never runs. Friends may come and go. But two hundred pounds is always two hundred pounds

It's sad when someone you know becomes someone you knew.

I believe that one defines oneself by reinvention. To not be like your parents. To not be like your friends. To be yourself. To cut yourself out of stone.

Strength is the product of struggle, you must do what others don't to achieve what others won't.

There’s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black Sabbath is missing any one of its members it’s no longer Black Sabbath.

We all learn lessons in life. Some stick, some don't. I have always learned more from rejection and failure than from acceptance and success.

When they’re together, the world could fall apart around them and they’d never notice or care as long as they have each

It's interesting how much you can tell about someone from their friends.

They say when you take revenge against another you lose your innocence.

I'm the bestest/on a bad day I spit asbestos.

Maybe existence is ultimately a lonely thing.

There's no rule, no law, no regulation that says you can't come back. So I have every right to come back.

I've been successful, and I'm grateful for that.

I try to live with the idea that karma is a very real thing. So I put out what I want to get back.

It's as clear as the balls on a tall dog.

I say money has no value; it's just the way you spend it.