Charlie Benante

1.) How long have you been with Anthrax? since the begining, 1983

2.) What other bands have you been in? kiss, zeppelin, the beatles, lol

3.) How long have you been drumming?since I was 5

4.) Do you play any other instruments?guitar

5.) Whats the most embarassing thing thats happened to you on stage?I broke my nose on stage once, it was embarassing

6.) Any pet peeves?people who pick their nose and eat it

7.) Do you have any advice for aspiring drummers? practice your timing, don't overplay

8.) Throughout your career as a musician, who has influenced you the most? so many have influenced me, but I always go back to the best, the beatles, zep, sabbath, kiss and the sex pistols

9.) If you weren't in a band, what would you be doing right now?I'd be doing art in some way, illustrating or something

10.) What do you have in your CD player tonight?jerkey boys 4 and refused

11.) When you have free time, how do you spend it? writing, hanging with friends, buggin out

12.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years? How about Anthrax? older don't know where anthrax will be

13.) What do you think of the Napster 'controversy'? I'm split on it and don't want to say anything else on it

14.) Out of all the venues you've played, which one was your favorite and Why?the aragon in chicago, it has a great vibe

15.) If you could tell the readers 1 thing that they didn't already know about you, what would it be? my all time favorite show is the simpsons