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" Musically, I just like when people are knowledgeable about music and they can talk to you about it. "

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" If you make money, what's it worth if you can't be with your family? "

" When we were growing up, we listened to all sorts of music, but the first band that really grabbed all of us live was AFI. "

" No. 1 records are fine, but in 2016, they just don't mean as much any more - the currency has changed. "

" Always from day one, we were the band on Warped Tour with a fog machine, and our backdrop had to be up - everyone thought we were the biggest idiots for that, total posers. But for us, we wanted to be over the top. "

" Everyone has an opinion, and everyone should be entitled to say whatever they want. "

" Usually, when you're putting out a record, you have reviews from people a week before, and you have a vibe 'cause everyone's heard it - you've heard feedback from everyone, and they've listened to your single for a couple of months. Radio's playing it. "

" For me, a band like Gojira brings something really cool and new to the table. "

" When I was very young, it was Guns N' Roses and Metallica. I'd play air guitar on my bed. They've been the thread throughout my life. "

" Someone sent me an article on AI that was written by Tim Urban on the website Wait but Why - that was kind of where I stuck my toes in the puddle, and I said, 'OK, I've gotta learn about this!' I felt like this is one of those things that our generation is going to have to answer for, eventually, and I just wanted to educate myself on it. "

" I went to this vocal coach, Ron Anderson, who has worked with Axl Rose and Chris Cornell, to train my voice and learn a whole new way of singing. "

" I recall us selling out L.A.'s 5,000-capacity Gibson Amphitheatre and flying straight to Germany to play a 300-capacity room where we'd only sold 120 tickets. This was when 'City Of Evil' was really taking off in the U.S., but it seemed like Europe was less interested. "

" I used to get a huge kick out of walking into a record store and finding something I didn't know was out. "

" Metal needs to be exposed to more people, so it's good for rock if there's bigger bands. "

" People think this is a competition between bands, when the reality is the more successful bands the better. "

" A lot of the metal bands that were around when Metallica put out 'The Black Album,' now they're playing clubs, and Metallica is playing stadiums. "

" I'm kind of a geek when it comes to talking about chord structures or melody, so I always loved in-depth conversations with musicians about things. I also enjoy when a fan can just put something on, and they really know nothing about music other than they like it and it touches them in some way. "

" Sometimes, I feel like my lyrics meander a little bit, and our songs are so big I need to write more words than are necessary. "

" One thing I loved when I was growing up, you maybe saw one review from a magazine like 'Rolling Stone,' but now there are 150 reviews before an album even comes out. There are so many opinions out there, but the only one that really matters is your own. "

" I know that sometimes we, as Americans, we reach outside of our means, and every once in a while we like to 'police the world,' but I think we do a lot of good as well. "

" The world is changing, and the way we consume music is obviously changing. I was one of the biggest CD advocates you will find, but when Apple music and digital options came out, like for everyone else, it was more conducive to my lifestyle. "

" I was talking to my dad about the stuff he grew up listening to, and 'Operation: Mindcrime' is a record that he had always talked about around the house. He always talked about it as the 'greatest concept album of all time.' One day, I started listening to it, and it just hit me. I was like, 'These songs are all hits. They're all huge songs.' "

" We are ever evolving and never repeat ourselves. "

" The metalcore has been left behind. It's not something that any of us find enjoyment in listening to, so it's obviously not the direction we would write songs in. "

" We live in the realm where all the metalheads and rock fans know us, but we're not giants like Linkin Park or Black Sabbath. "

" I wanna write a classic metal record, a classic rock record, in 2013. "

" Music and space collide for me, as I find them incredibly stimulating. "

" We write when the time comes, and we try to be exciting, and stuff that excites us usually makes the record. "

" People want things now. People in the rock world seem to not want to give it to them - they want to keep doing things the old way - and one thing that has always bummed me out is when we get a single three months out, and then you have to keep getting fed with bread crumbs. "