I've always liked underdogs who started out not so iconic but then really took off.

We're tired of band videos where all you see is musicians playing in some random church or out in a desert.

I'm taking care of my mother; I set her up.

Hard rock I got into around twelve or thirteen. My uncle introduced me to Scorpions, Great White and everything rock. From there, I expanded out, and I listened to Nuclear Assault, Exodus, Megadeth, King Diamond and Misfits, of course.

Something I will point out to everybody in the world, and I am not afraid to say it: these rap guys about as hard as soft butter. That's all there is to it.

I always make fun of Kanye West.

Bands like Metallica never sat around and said, 'We're speed metal,' or 'We're thrash metal.' If it feels good at the end of the day, to me, that's metal.

My sobriety is a huge deal.

I don't know where these rap guys get off trying to act so hard.

We are a people's band.

I meet these rock guys, these metal guys, and we are very real.

I'm a huge Ray Lewis fan and Ravens fan in general.

I've always been in basketball. If you need a PG I'm your man.

Well, for me, I was always attracted to frontmen - or artists in general - that were really passionate about what they did.

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.

I learned what it was like to not battle myself anymore, which is really difficult to admit, because at the end of the day - and I'm sure anyone can agree with this - you're your own worst enemy.

It's so good to be alive, man.

There's a sense of family in Colorado; there's such a pride factor there.

I don't think there will ever be a band that compares to Pantera. In my book, they are the icon metal band of all time. Their catalog speaks for itself.

Pantera is one of our biggest influences, as it should be for anyone who listens to rock 'n' roll.

I first heard Pantera after getting out of a detention center as a kid.

My god, 'Vulgar Display Of Power' is still one of the greatest albums ever.

When somebody's telling you you're godly and you saved their life, and this and that and the other, I'm going, 'Well, who's saving mine?'

Vinnie Paul was a very close friend of mine - he's gone.

I just wish people understood better that I, too, am human.

I've just always been really - we'll call it tight-pocketed.

Everything that I sing about, especially songs like 'Far From Home' and 'The Bleeding,' I really put 110 percent of myself into it, so it's difficult.

You get to a point where you start realizing that what you've done is amazing and you're proud of it, but there's so much more to accomplish. So many projects get to a certain level and they become content, and that's all that they ever expected or wanted.

Everyone who knows me or has heard rumors or stories or whatever knows that I have a tendency to lose it every now and then. I've never been shy about it either.

First and foremost, just to work alongside an icon like Rob Halford, the Metal God, was absolutely surreal.

I truly believe heavy metal has gone south. Too many people are focusing on, will the songs be on the radio, will the shirt be in Hot Topic?