We probably put about four or five comic books out a year and probably about two or three art books and various trade paperbacks - maybe four or five of those a year - and that's what we do now.

The occult - what do you mean, Jesus? That's occult to me. It's so far-fetched, it's ridiculous.

You know I take music seriously, right? So I expect journalists to take being a journalist seriously.

We still have pretty good sales, especially for the art books.

I had a situation where Bill Clinton sent the F.B.I. after me.

I know they are going to be doing a box set in Europe of Danzig 5 and 6 and some other stuff.

I don't think there's a back lot here in Hollywood anymore that has those streets, like a French Quarter.

So writing a song is much harder than doing a classical piece for me, because in a classical piece, I can just let the mood dictate what's going to happen.

It seems like time slips out of your hands. You wake up, and 2-3 years have passed.

Of course, I started really being a comics fan with the underground stuff in the '70s.

But the Danzig unreleased stuff will be either a single or a double CD.

Wars have always started over religion.

Yeah, now we publish whenever we feel like it.

But unfortunately, I have to say, one out of every 100 interviews I do, I get a real journalist.

I like the original Metallica version they did on 'Garage Days' - 'Last Caress' and 'Green Hell.'

I think the Democratic Party has picked a lot of the wrong candidates, the kind that Middle America, or people who are more down the middle and more rational, can't side with. I think that's been the problem.

It really annoys me when the light turns green, and you're behind somebody, and they're just sitting there looking at the light for about 15, 20 seconds.

People don't realize that they're being played by the Democratic Party and the Republican Party, but more so by the Democratic Party because the Democratic Party does not want another party in there.

David Bowie's death came out of the blue, as did Prince's.

While I am here, I want to maximize my time on this planet, you know.

Although I have been pretty vocal about hating touring, the only part of touring I don't like is being on the bus and bouncing around.

Growing up, just singing in bands, I didn't have the same kind of voice as everyone else.

I'm a big Fred Armisen fan.

I just play music, you know what I mean? That's what I want to spend my time talking about.

You'd be surprised the type of people who are into metal when you see them. Sometimes I'm even surprised, but it's cool. That's the reason it's still around.

Everyone thinks L.A. is the beach. And actually, Hollywood is really far from the beach.

When I started Samhain, I remember a producer telling me that I had a real band now.

Al Gore wanted to tell people what they could listen to and what they couldn't, what they could record. It was basically coming down to the idea that he wouldn't let anybody record any music that he didn't think you should be doing. There was going to be an organization that would tell you what you could and couldn't record.

I don't think any punk bands really ever got their due.

My idea of covers is that you should never cover a song and do it exactly like the artist because everyone's always going to compare it to the way the original artists did it, and they're just going to go, 'Oh I like the original better.'

I was watching TV once, and 'Jailhouse Rock' comes on, and I'm like, 'What is this?' I started watching it, and at the end, I thought, 'This is what I want to do. That's what I want to be. That's for me. That's it!'

I like Bill Murray a real lot. I like Andy Kaufman.

I don't think anyone in my family was funny.

Sometimes on a tour bus, we watch comedy when it's slow.

So many big magazines just dissed the whole punk thing as nothing, but really, it was a big thing. It really changed, and that's what we wanted to do - change the system.

I've seen a bunch of the 'Portlandia' episodes, and they're pretty hilarious.

I love giving the energy and getting the energy back. There is nothing like it.

Two hours onstage... that's the best part because it makes it all worth it.

The thing that has never changed is I do what I want to do. If I can't do what I want to do, I don't want to do it.

My attitude with covers is, make it your own or else leave it alone.

When I write, I write the drum beat. Though sometimes I write on piano or guitar.

I hate iPods.

CDs sound so much better than MP3s. I'm sure they'll come out with a better format someday.

I'm lucky that I can stay busy and people are interested in what I do. I have fantastic people that are into whatever I do, which is great. I try to keep myself happy and them happy.

I've always tried to expand what heavy or loud music was and where it can go and what it can do.

The most rebelliousness I see now is coming out of WikiLeaks and D.C. Leaks and BlackListed News.

All that pop that you see on the radio? It's just the worst crud I've ever heard in my life. It's designed to make money, and that's about it.

Pop music doesn't challenge anything.

It's pretty crazy the amount of people that have covered my songs.

It's funny I'm talking to 'Rolling Stone' right now, because back then, it was like, 'Punk rock? Put it back. It's just a flash in the pan.'