I would say that I'm very proud that Metallica plays heavy music - but equally proud that we don't think like a heavy-metal band..

It's every teenager's dream to be in a band, tour the world and be famous..

We never nicked stuff from other bands because that was a no-no because we were all in the same boat. You don't steal from the poor because, let's fa….

A slow band can be great. A slow 100-metres runner is just obsolete..

I however don't go to clubs to show off and to be seen, and certainly not to make statements. I just want to be able to quietly watch a band..

I'm not a toy boy, bellybutton band, so I don't have to worry about that. Actually, I never did..

So, I just kind of played the way I played and then eventually we kind of figured out what worked best for the band. So, I definitely changed my stuf….

Never had a ska phase, but I was in a very grunge-like rock band that awkwardly had an alto sax in it..

To me, Modest Mouse is one of the best bands ever. I actually wasn't surprised that they made it big. It's always weird to see it happen, and it happ….

Our fans make the band. What they give we give right back. They're an integral part of us. They ARE us..

As you do with any band you're in, you get to know everyone too well all too soon. When you're crammed into a small space, proximity leads to familia….

Pantera is the only band I've ever been in, and at the start we used to play covers to make a living..

A lot of big labels will just sign bands like a write off..

My songs were influenced not so much by poetry on the page but by poetry being recited by the poets who recited poems with jazz bands..

Count Basie isn't just a man, or even just a band. He's a way of life..

If you do a joke that's really old, then what happens is people on Reddit and Twitter just go, 'Real original, you're just doing old jokes!' But band….

There's somewhat of a real fascination with American bands and American mythology in London..

I told a story with the E Street Band that was bigger and better than I could have done on my own..

I am not opposed to doing a side project, like Death Cab for Cutie, where it's completely different from my own band..

A lot of bands mature, which means they get square; they start delivering messages. Hey, you got a message, use Western Union..

I'm always interested in new things. I don't go seeking out every band I can hear because there are too many, especially now with the Internet. There….