“"Life is like a permanent limp dick, with an occassional blow job" [When told by Phil that life is like a permanent cloudy day, with an occassional sunshine]”
“They paint fucking white lines in the middle of the road and the cops tell you you can't drive there, but they don't do anything to prevent you like puting nails in the road.”
“Doing things the way you see it, going by your own heart and soul, that is pure artistic integrity. Whatever the hair is six or sixty inches long, the eyes have make-up or not, the riffs are in 'E' or 'F' sharp, the amps are Marshall or not, all those things don't matter if you are doing it for the right reason, which to me means doing it for yourself!”
“Things are so deep and people are always trying to read shit into things that real simple. Some people try and tell you what the songs are about and it bores me to death.”
“What's the message in Metallica? There is no message, but if there was a message, it really should be look within yourself, don't listen to me, don't listen to James, don't listen to anybody, look within yourself for the answers.”
“Dear 'The Kids', Don't waste your precious holiday time sittin arround all this bullshit x lies, GO FUCK SHIT UP!! Lots 'O' Love. P.S. Happy whatever!”
“Isn't that the whole integrity of this fuckin' band to do different shit? We've always tried to avoid following what everyone else is doing, It's a challenge to come up with things that are original. It's not easy, but that's part of the fun.”