One of my first concerts ever was seeing Jethro Tull at Fiddler's Green, when I was twelve.
My father and mother listened to oldies, from be-bop and swing music to - I hate to admit it, but - Barry Manilow, Fleetwood Mac and the Moody Blues.
We are absolutely going to do an acoustic tour. We are, sincerely.
My kids are everything to me and I never got to see 'em - I missed tons of moments and years.
I want people to hear my lyrics and my melodies and say, 'That dude's in pain.'
When you put everything you have into making music, both on and off the stage, it can be very frustrating when the music you work so hard to create is not allowed to see the light of day.
The great thing about being a musician today is that you can explore your creativity in multiple ways without compromising your primary focus.
The Way Of The Fist' is not quite a Shakespearian depiction of anger and revenge. This song was more my way of releasing all the pent up aggression I felt against some people who wronged me beyond the point of any kind of forgiveness or mercy.
I just didn't want my legacy to be that of a few others that I don't even have to name, where I was controlled by a substance, or a liquid for that matter. My life is too precious to me.
My own bandmembers wouldn't return my calls and I lost multiple tour managers, crew members. I can't tell you how many friends stopped talking to me.
I don't understand why some people get access to the universe and other people feel like they're meant to just be stagnant and fail.
It hurts, man. When I watch people I love so much just deteriorate in front of me and I can't do anything about it.
We've toured with so many bands, and we've noticed that there are a few of them... Metallica, Rammstein, Tool - those aren't bands, those are events.
Some days I work out, some days I walk around the city. I don't know... It just depends on the mood, really.
I've got beautiful children.
Yeah, it's kind of tongue-in-cheek. You know, Five Finger Death Punch doing 'Mama Said Knock You Out.' It was just really funny for us.
I get a new CD, and it takes me a month just to get into the entire thing, where I start getting acclimated to it, so to speak.
I've always been into creative writing.
Growing up as a kid, I took creative writing classes, and I was always into poetry.
I truly love the Slipknot guys.
