It was all about music, about getting your friends to come and see you play. I don't see that same intimacy happening very much today.

Kurt and I weren't the closest of friends, but I knew him well enough to be devastated by his death. For such a quiet person, he was so excited about having a child.

Music is the doorway that has led me to drawing, photography, and writing.

Whatever dramas are going on in my life, I always find that place inside my head where I see myself as the cleanest, tallest, strongest, wisest person that I can be.

I've always looked for the perfect life to step into. I've taken all the paths to get where I wanted. But no matter where I go, I still come home.

We survived a Slayer crowd every night for about 50 days and thought we could do about anything after that.