But there's actually a lot of punk bands out there that go out of the norm, use odd time signatures, or a lot of different tempo changes in a song.

I listened a little to punk when I was younger, but it was straight edge punk. It was nothing like what is going on now, like poppy punk.

A lot of people think that punk rock musicians don't know what they're doing.

My mom passed away a day before high school started, and her dream was for me to be a full rock and roll guy, and play drums in a band.

And I was in another band called Flash In The Pan, which was soca, Latin music, down in Laguna Beach.

I used to have friends come on tour and work as my drum tech, but they get bummed out when I have to tell them what to do. This time I'm just going to fly them out and let them hang. It's all good.

Thank you for life, and all the little ups and downs that make it worth living.

I tattooed my body so I couldn't fall back on anything. I purposely did that so I couldn't get a normal job and live a normal life. I did it so I had to play music.

We never worry about the big things, just the small things.

Put me up in front of a million people and ask me to speak. I'll flop. But put me behind my drums and I'll always go with it.

Express yourself, put stuff down on tape, and see what lives.

I wonder if I cry whether my tears would be gray.

There are people who think everything is a conspiracy and I think they're crazy.

I had a laptop when they weighed 10 pounds.

In my wildest dreams, I never would have thought wed come to the point where were talking about the re-election of a black president.

The important thing right now is that the economy still needs customers. We still need people to go out there and spend money.

If you can eliminate the yelling and listen to the message, there's a great message there.

Masturbation is a democratic pleasure, practiced by rich and poor, young and old, married and single.

I think that you're going to get so much more out of life if you just say yes at every opportunity.

Sometimes in Washington you get a little disconnected. I want to make sure I know what people are actually doing each day.

I have your back. I didn't mean only when it's easy. All the time.