I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

I'm really not into the educational aspect of performing. It's not in me.

At the moment I have my family coming out with me on the road. We have our own vehicle and it's more like a family vacation. I just stop, do some gigs, and take off. It's a lot more fun now with the family.

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

We got off the Clash of the Titans tour and I said that my wife and I were working on having a baby and sure enough we found out that she was pregnant. So I told them nine months in advance that I wasn't going to tour in September so I could witness the birth of my first son.

There's a lot of down time on the road. That part of it I really don't enjoy. There's nothing to do.

You're at the hotel and after that you go to the venue and sit there and wait.

You will in the future hear me on a pop album, but that's just the experimental side of me.

When I look back, it was a strange period in my life, looking at my childhood and then my teenage years and forming Slayer when I was still 17, not out of high school.

Right now we're in the process of writing new material for a new record.

One of the great bands we opened up for was Priest back in '89. That was really great because at that time we had never met them, never toured with them before. They were a big influence on Slayer, so to open up for them was really cool.

I just to put out the best records I can and perform the best I can.

Mike Patton is a genius... It is definitely the hardest music I've ever played.

I like a lot of the stuff that they did without me, the time I wasn't around.

There was a bit of a readjustment period because I didn't know what it was going to be like. I didn't know what was happening, how it was going to be, how it was all going to feel. As time went on it was great. Everything felt good so we decided to go with it.

Dude, I love playing drums, and I love being on stage, and I love recording. It's my life... it's been my life, all my life, and I don't think it could ever become boring for me.

Every job has its downside. For example, being in a band; the travel part of it - getting picked up from your house in a car, going to the airport, getting on a plane, going from the airplane to a van, then going from the van to a hotel.

I like to be one of those drummers who actually add to the music, not one of those guys who sit in a room 24/7 trying to outwit or outplay another drummer.

The actions of my government are not bearable. They devastate our natural resources and deprive our people. The politicians speak piously while practicing greed and divisiveness. They care nothing for the nation. I want to do more than withdraw my support. I want to tar and feather them.

Nobody wants to see the ship go anywhere. The Navy likes it here, and I believe the city does as well.

I'm trying to build a brand. I'm not just doing one-off projects.

It's helpful to have a handbag that's a bit crazy, or shoes that have kiwis on them or something, because it distracts.

You were my first my last.There shall never be another you. You are a lifetime you are my life.

Every habit is made of three parts... a cue, a routine and a habit. Most people focus on the routine and behavior, but these cues and rewards are really the way you make something into a habit.

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high.

Go as far as you can see; when you get there, you'll be able to see further.

You got to get it while you can.

Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.

The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'

I feel like, if I'm going to have young, impressionable people listening to my music, then I'm going to respect that.

A can-do attitude, a positive personality, and a strong work ethic are still the primary ingredients for success at Nordstrom.

I have always felt the basis of everything in life is sexual, and I will maintain that to my dying day.

I assume you know what to do with this. That's why you were hired.

It's a strange thing that we're actors, and we're always playing a character, and then suddenly we're at a place like Cannes, and we're getting photographed as ourselves, and you're like, 'What do you do?'

Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors.

I have to do a show which is of interest to me, or else I'm lost.

Biology is far from understanding exactly how a single cell develops into a baby, but research suggests that human development can ultimately be explained in terms of biochemistry and molecular biology. Most scientists would make a similar statement about evolution.

I really wanted to work with Kate Mulgurew and Natasha Lyonne.

I am a stepmother to the fullest extent.

The identification of a population of olfactory sensory neurons innervating a single glomerulus that mediates robust avoidance to a naturally occurring odorant provides insight in the neural circuitry that underlies this innate behavior.

There are still artists that do a great job with a song, and they care about the lyrics, and it's not just mindless drivel.

My prayer is to learn new things, imbibe fresh insights. You must not take life too seriously. You must enjoy the process of living.