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There's Real Potency In Metal. Metal Fans Love Metal As If It's A Nation They Would Fight For. It's Not Diluted By Pop Culture.

I'm In The Countryside Outside Of Paris, In A Beautiful Old Manor House. The Studio Is In The Basement, But We Decided To Set Everything Up In The Old Parlor And Dining-room Area So We Can Look At Each Other And (at) The Sunshine Coming Through The Stained-glass Windows. It's Pretty Idyllic, And I Think It's Spoiling Me. I'll Have To Go Back To Regular Life After This.

Musically, I Didn't Relate To Berlin. There Seemed To Be A Lot Of Machine Music Made There - I Don't Think I Saw A Stringed Instrument In Two Years.

I've Never Been Drawn To Concert Dvds Because They Take Away The Part Of The Equation That's Most Important To Seeing A Live Show: Getting Jostled Around And Feeling The Energy In The Room. I Definitely Didn't Want To Make One Of Those.

I Spent Some Time In France, Visited Egypt And Mexico City. I Hung Out, Biked Around, Planted Some Tomatoes. I Did Everything Except Wake Up In A New Town Everyday. It Was Really Boring. It's Just Life.