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?

I don't want to tell people what to think.

Media, politics, women, family, friends, good relationships, bad relationships, all inspire me.

No, I don't spend a lot of time in the studio, man. I truly don't. I'll be in there when I have to. I hate the containment, I can't stand the schedule crap.

For me, I grew up on old-school rock 'n' roll.

My mother raised me right - everything from Fleetwood Mac and the Doors to Pink Floyd and so on and so forth.

We've got the most loyal fans on earth and probably the most craziest fans I've seen since the Pantera days.

When you hit the Midwest... it's just some passion - I don't know if it's in the water or what it is - but it's just embedded in these kids.

We love metal.

My job consists of getting on stage and tearing my chest open and letting people into parts of my life that I would prefer to keep to myself. But I also think that's what connects me with a lot of our fans.

There are things that certain people aren't supposed to talk about and they're supposed to keep sheltered and go to psychologists and they try to figure them out on their own. But at the end of the day, we're all human.

Music for me was always life changing. So if I'm putting out crap music, then I have not done what I came to accomplish.

Everybody has to evolve.

There were patterns in my family that had to be broken, and I refused to live my life the way certain members of my family had.

We absolutely thrive on the live setting. Even when we're in the studio, we make sure the songs we create are something we can do live passionately.

Rob Halford is the person that I called a lot of the time when I was in recovery.

I was a huge David Robinson fan.

I was raised in Denver with the Nuggets.

I'm the biggest NBA fan you will meet in your life.

Glasses, earrings, rings, sneakers. I love every little accessory.

I have always been a big fan of watches.

It's all about the vibes. That's why it's called 'Vibras' in Spanish.

As long as I keep it real, I learn something from everyone. And when you view yourself as a student and not as somebody who's bigger, there is still learning that can be done every day, and that keeps you open-minded and more ready to learn about life and love.

I enjoy everything I do, from music to fashion or to watches - the lifestyle.

When I would go to the barrio, people saw me as a rich person, but when I'm around rich people, they see me as someone from the ghetto. It's all perceptions. I like moving between worlds. I feel equally comfortable in both.

I want to inspire people to follow their own dream, not what the world wants for them.

My medium is music, but my goal is to motivate people to dream.

I'm no savior, and I'm no Robin Hood.

I'm just a regular guy trying to make my dream come true like everybody else.