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Musically, There's A Movement Called The Flatted Fifth That's Really Evil-sounding. It Was Outlawed By The Catholic Church During The Middle Ages. That Movement Is What Gives You A Real Evil Sound That Conjures Up Dark, Fantastic Images. It's Like An Audio Horror Movie. It Personifies What A Horror Movie Is About.

I'm Not Into That Whole Satanic Thing. It's Just Something To Fall Back On If You Don't Have Much Imagination. Singing You Fiftieth Song About Having Lunch With Satan--i'm Not Into It. It's Silly.

Basically I Just Had To Say, 'screw Everyone Around Me - From Now On I'm Just Gonna Play What I Think Is Important To Me And Our Music.' So I Gave The Big Finger To All The Current Trends In Technical Wizardry, And Just Went Off And Did What I Felt Was Best For The Songs.

I Was Really, Really Wild In My Early Twenties And A Bit Self-destructive.

I Went Through A Whole Blues Period In The Nineties, And That Had Some Influence On 'load' And 'reload.'