I was living out of my truck for a short while. My dad wanted to emancipate me at 16 and send me to music college.
When we do find someone we trust, like our tour manager, they become an official part of the band. We take our time to make sure whoever we trust has our best interest in mind.
Everybody's lost somebody, and I think they all miss them incredibly.
I can't imagine doing anything cooler or better than what we did on 'The Stage' and felt like we're firing on all cylinders.
I used my Schecter for all my rhythms and most of my solos, certainly the fast solos.