As far as bands doing that in a way where they think they're going to fight the government, the only people they're really hurting is the fans.

Music is a communication. It's a two-way street. You need people to play to in order to make that connection complete. That's the way we look at it.

Dark master of sin, now my soul is yours.

Obviously the best way to retain the most profit is to not give any of it away. That's something that you certainly learn through the years.

I remember feeling for the first time going somewhere where I was part of a community where I didn't feel like an outcast. I felt like I belonged. Everyone had a guitar strapped to their back.

You try to play the song better than you had before.

Stay focused when you're playing alive, so you're not distracted by something going on.

If someone is feeling out of sorts or detached it's a great time to bring them in and restate why we are here and what we are trying to do.

We're always in that head space about the audience and less about us at that moment.

I really rely a lot more on memory. I'm definitely not as good of a sight reader.

I don't have very eclectic tastes in music.

To hate excellence is to hate the gods.

Fang (sarcasticaly): Go pick out a tree and I'll carve our initials in it. Max: (screams and goes in the bathroom)

Only fools mistake politicians for messiahs.

Please read my diary, look through my things and figure me out.

There are some old photographs from where if you take anything out, even a chicken or a little bird, the magic will disappear.

Almost every officer is going to put their life on the line at some point in their career.

When I was younger, I had big visions of changing the world.

I'm the only member of the team that seeks to do pop music. I want to do music that anyone can like and enjoy.

Love's a fire that needs renewal Of fresh beauty for its fuel.

poverty is obsolete and hunger is abolished