Quotes from Wayne Static

I'm the opposite of a gearhead. I like simplicity. I use what works, and the only time I change it is when I have to.

For many records, everyone was like, 'Oh, this next record is going to be their last, blah, blah, blah.' But here we are on our sixth full-length studio album and we debut at No. 16. It's obvious we're not going anywhere.

Static-X has never been a band where the four guys get into a room together and jam and write songs and all that kind of stuff.

I remember when we were mixing our record and our manager was in there going, 'You guys need to sing more, so it can be on the radio.' And we were like 'What? We're never going to get played on the radio. Who cares? What are you talking about?'

We became one of those bands that could be around forever like Slayer. We can go on as long as we want to, as long as we have fun.

I think it'd be fun to tour with Kiss just because Kiss is the reason I got into playing in a band.

It's just been really hard, 'cause I had a really hard year in 2012 where I had to have triple hernia surgery, and I was out of commission for a year; I couldn't walk, I couldn't sing, I couldn't do anything with work. So it was kind of a rough year.

Anyone who likes Static-X will definitely like my solo record.

I've wanted to do a solo album since 2000 when I was writing songs for the 'Machine' record.

For me, if we're going to have a guitar solo, it needs to be over the top.

I did my solo thing for a while and got that out of my system.

As much fun as we had doing Ozzfest, I think it's good to try something else.

Any of the bands that came out at the same time as us, they're either gone now, or they got just mega huge, like System of a Down or Incubus.

I know the Lamb of God guys. They're way mellow.

We're definitely a metal band. We push a lot of boundaries. But at the core we're a metal band.

Metal fans are the most hard-core, loyal fans.

Even when metal was on the radio, it was always the watered down stuff. There were only a couple real metal bands - Metallica is one - that broke through.

It's been a long time since I lived in Michigan, but I did grow up there for 18 to 20 years of my life. It does feel my home state.

I like playing Michigan.

Chromamatic' is actually about changing the strings on my guitar and tuning my guitar.

I had a dream I was onstage naked and I forgot how to play the songs.

I feel like my whole life I've been searching for what I want to do, searching for my identity as a musician and a songwriter, and my band's identity.

I like Journey, Bad Company, Soundgarden and Aerosmith.

When I'm in a bad mood, I feel better listening to someone else who sounds like they're in a bad mood. That was especially true when I was a kid, and I was mad at my mom or dad for whatever reason.