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" I was really, really wild in my early twenties and a bit self-destructive. "

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" I went through a whole blues period in the Nineties, and that had some influence on 'Load' and 'ReLoad.' "

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" I love this pedal to death. The only way you could keep me from playing one is by chopping off my legs! "

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" My guitars are my umbilical cord. They're directly wired into my head. "

" It really shocked me just to hear of the fans' response to 'St. Anger' not having guitar solos. "

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