Everything I Do Is Metal. When I

Nobody Gets Into A Band And Thinks They're Going To Have A 30-year Career.

When You're Younger - Duh - You Don't Really Have The Tools To Deal With Certain Things In Your Life.

A Guitar For Me Is Pretty Much Strictly In The Context Of Writing Songs For My Band, Coming Up With Ideas With My Band, And Then Being Able To Perform Those Songs As Best As I Can On Stage - That's What The Guitar For Me Has Always Been.

I Have Enough To Think About - I Just Don't Ever Want To Have To Think About My Car.

I Will Absolutely Say That Johnny Ramone Was A Huge Influence On Me. I'm A Giant Ramones Fan.