Shaving My Head Was A Millennium Ritual,

I Wanted To Be An Actor, An Astrologer, An Astronaut; A Lot Of Different Things Were Going Through My Mind. But I Also Wanted To Play Guitar. I Mentioned To My Parents That I Wanted An Electric Guitar For Christmas. They Got Me One! I Sat There All Christmas Morning Making A Lot Of Loud Horrible Noise.

I Think The One-on-one Gigs Connecting With The Fans - Is The Most Important Thing. That Will Help Build Your Fan Base. They'll Talk About You, And Word Spreads. Those Things Are Just As Important As Knowing How To Play An E Chord.

I've Been Doing This Stuff For So Long It's The One Aspect Of My Life That I've Paid Attention To And Really Sort Of Not Paid Attention To The Rest Of It.

So It Was Out Of Necessity That Blackheart Was Born. I Think It's Great That Now, 25 Years Later, We're Not Only Putting Out Our Own Music, But Are Able To Put Out Music By Other Bands. That's Really Exciting For Us.

People Like To Tear You Down. People Are Always Going To Take Shots. You've Just Got To Go For It.