"My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head."

"I don't think success has changed us as people at all. We are the same lunatics that we were when this band first got going. We never see ourselves as being on a higher level than our fans."

"I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs!"

"I've learned that there's a signature Metallica sound, and if we stray too far from that, our fans get impatient, or they just don't understand, or they miss the point. And I'm not saying that's a good thing or a bad thing; it's just something we have to contend with."

"It's the niceties that make the difference fate gives us the hand, and we play the cards."

"When I was little, I saw the play 'Les Miserables' on Broadway, I thought it was the most amazing thing I have ever seen."

"I've always been one of the youngest guys on the team. But now I'm one of the older guys, one of the more experienced guys, and I have to be more of a leader. The guys are looking up to me, asking me questions and looking at me to step up."

"I would rather beat the Yankees regularly than pitch a no hit game."