I've got so much material; like, it feels as if every day I'm coming up with so many riffs.

Without Metallica, I wouldn't be doing what I am doing. I have every Metallica record, of course, and I would spend hours on drums in my parents' basement with the stereo behind me, cranking those records and learning Lars' drum beats, beat by beat.

I think that no matter how old you get, you are always learning about yourself.

The music has always been the first and foremost element in our career.

Parenting is not for everybody. It changes your life. Especially when they're little.

My family and I reside on a non-working farm, although we have a couple of horses and the usual stuff like pigs, cows, and chickens. We really don't have an honest-to-goodness farm, more of a hobby farm.

We had a Jewish school; we had a Jewish club. My father was a main donor. My mother was on the committee of the school.

It's just weird that for some people, art is a luxury. My parents had no artistic outlet. Some people pass down music to their kids, but I couldn't tell you what my mom's or dad's favorite song is. So when I started going out into the world, I was drawn to people who knew about movies, art, even fashion.