I'm kind of an obsessive person, and touring is repetitive in the best way.
There is a complexity and layering that goes on with this kind of thing, so the music is slightly repetitive and when I say repetitive it's in the same tradition as people like Steve Reich or Erik Satie or even WC.
I don't mind a repetitive chorus; I mind repetitive verse. I mean, it's the same amount of space. Why would you have only three diamonds if you can have six?
When I was touring with Ozzy, you know, when I was with Manson, we toured with Ozzy, so many times, we did Ozzfest a thousand times, and, you know, it seems like I'm always playing with Ozzy in one way or another opening up.
The touring for this album was definitely going to be the most intense touring we've done.
I love touring; if it were up to me I'd be touring all the time.
I just kept touring and touring until it became second nature to go onstage, perform, and sing.
I was touring a lot... I loved the touring because you could really feel the audience. You were much closer to everything.
Touring is everything. Without touring, you're just another artist on the internet trying to get your music out.
Although I have been pretty vocal about hating touring, the only part of touring I don't like is being on the bus and bouncing around.
Getting on the bus and touring was my life. And when that was not around, I felt myself a bit lost at times, because that was all I had.
I think touring in America lives up to the myth, in all ways of what touring is. So many pretty cities, and it's pretty easy, compared to touring other places. I'm fascinated by America. Great crowds - people are very musical. I've been getting better throughout the tour in America, relating to people. At the start I was a bit stiff, and I'm starting to relax.
Yeah, touring can get rough some times and draining, but I always have to pinch myself and realize that I'm doing what I love.
We're definitely hanging up the touring shoes but we'll do other things. We'll do an odd gig here and there but going out and actually touring for a month or two, we're not doing that anymore.
My wife and I are constantly bombarded with questions from our children, from the mundane and repetitive to the surprisingly insightful. It's amazing how many times three children can say 'Daddy' in just one hour, much less one day.
The best part of touring is playing the shows. I mean, that is the point of touring, at least for me. I have been blessed in that I've always gotten to play with other good musicians.