We were like psychedelic folk combined with Sonic Youth's noise.

But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.

Each member of the band has varied influences, and the same diversity is reflected in our fanbase.

Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.

I even have a Harmony Rocket and a Stratocaster with a scalloped neck back in Florida.

I have about nine guitars in all, so obviously I'm into collecting.

I just saw metal as another tool for me to use.

I'd played in about four or five bands before we started up, only a couple of which did club dates.

I'm happy with the way everyone presents themselves onstage.

I'm open to getting more equipment, but I really won't have time to look into that until after the tour.

If you make it sound too much like a synth, it will just sound like a guitar part played on a synth.

It all begins with the initial tone coming from the cabinet, but EQ at the board is very important.

It was a good chance for us to play for people who would never have heard us otherwise.

It's great, because different groups of kids can laugh at each other and still enjoy the show.

It's like tabloid news programs that talk about how horrible something is, while at the same time they're glorifying it as their top story.

Micing it from two different angles in front of the speaker sounds huge, and it's so simple.

Nobody seems to play Yamaha electrics, but it's the best guitar I own.

Trent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier.

We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.

We're approaching things quite differently this time, but it will still sound like Marilyn Manson.