Sid Vicious began the age of participation in which everyone could be the artist. Sid proved that you don't have to play well to be the star. You can play badly or not even at all. I endorsed that attitude. If you can't write songs no problem - simply steal one and change it to your taste.
Positioning the brand and regaining trust are all smart things for us to do and those are the litmus tests for any decisions we make.
'Metals' has partly been about me regaining my self respect and I feel like I'm growing the muscles I want to grow again.