If it had remained always my band, my natural tendency would have been to get more complex and arrange things more and more. That wouldn't necessarily be good for Eddie, or anyone else in the band.
Politics is tricky; it cuts both ways. Every time you make a choice, it has unintended consequences.
I think that's one of the biggest problems in rock is people thinking too much, putting too much emphasis on getting things perfect or completely sorted out. Sometimes that sound of not having everything sorted out is kind of cool.
Words can have the same kind of magic as riffs can.
I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.
I like rhythmic things that butt up against each other in a cool kind of way.
