If the COUNTRY is going to be GREAT, everybody has a GIFT, and I tell every child I meet, whether they have asked me or not, 'You have greatness inside you, and your job is to figure out what that is, dig it out, and give it to the world. Because the world NEEDS EVERYTHING, every one of you.'
Read MoreTo me, a critic is someone who gets paid for their OPINION, and they're entitled to that opinion but I don't really put a LOT of stock into their opinion. I'm going to cut the KIND of records and the kind of songs that I like, and the kind of things that I enjoy doing. If critics dig it, that's fine, if they don't, that's fine.
Read MoreWhat it really comes down to, especially in METAL, is that the bass needs to CUT through, so you go to the pick for that effect. But when you have a certain feel about the MUSIC and really DIG in to get a big growl, you have to go with the fingers, because you're not GOING to get it with a pick.
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