Sometimes, chaos is a good thing. Some guitar players are afraid of making mistakes, hitting the wrong notes or their equipment failing or different factors that are going to make them look unprofessional. For me, that's what makes the show interesting. ...When I was a kid and would go see a rock show and something f--ed up would happen, there was a riot or all the gear got broken, that's more exciting than going up and having the most perfectly executed show go off without a hitch ... We put a show on that people are going to talk about and maybe change people's views on what rock 'n' roll has to be.

My approach is I'm coming from a place where it's okay to take chances or maybe it's a good thing to fall on your face.

I think punk rock is dead, and has been for a long time. Any time people can start using a word to describe how people dress as opposed to what music is like s…

Q: What were your initial thoughts of NIN prior to joining the band? Aaron: I thought I'd hafta shave my eyebrows, wear dog collars, mesh tank tops, and black …

Mistakes are part of the game. It's how well you recover from them, that's the mark of a great player.

You can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be funny.

We are not going to continue until we hear the fucking roof rattle.