When I was younger and bands were formed that way, out of friendships rather than anything else. It wasn't like we put up want ads.

I stayed a kid for a pretty long time, and the logistics of being in a band, I did not take seriously at all.

You can go to any small town in America, there's going to be a metal fan there. You can't say that about post-rock.

My kids don't really like when I sing for some reason...but they like when I play guitar. So I started writing songs just playing guitar for them.

Now since I've gotten back into it, I've been listening to a lot more of the 1990s death metal type stuff.

We aren't trying to make poetry or anything beautiful. It's just a rock show. We just want to enjoy playing loud. That's just about it.

In my entire life I never set out to do anything ground-breaking or pioneering, and I'm not going to start anytime soon.

There are so many things that kept forcing metal back down to the underground. It survives everywhere on the planet.

Punk came along and grunge made guitar solos uncool.

We just have to plan everything in advance and concentrate it so that we get everything done in time. It's not as laidback as I wish it could be.

As far as specific bands from the 90s death metal era, I love Death, Carcass, Possessed, Morbid Angel, Gorguts, Autopsy, Atheist, etc.

Naughty, nasty, associal, discouraged - online space.

Cease being intimidated by the argument that a right action is impossible because it does not yield maximum profits, or that a wrong action is to be condoned because it pays.

I think [ chief organizer of the Democratic Party ] it's something that I have an interest in.

What was the good of dreaming of adventure if you turned your back on the first one that came your way?

We have to be honest with ourselves.

Loving someone is such an inherently dangerous act. And yet, love, that’s where safety lives.

Fortunately, something always remains to be harvested. So let us not be idle.

It always makes me proud to love the world somehow- hate's so easy compared.

Public service must be more than doing a job efficiently and honestly. It must be a complete dedication to the people and to the nation.

Michelle Obama is a powerful example of someone who has learned how to align her actions with her values, manage boundaries across domains of life, and embrace change courageously.