There's a lot more responsibility at home, so a tour is like the opposite for me. It's like a breath of fresh air.

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.

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.

The earth and myself are of one mind. The measure of the land and the neasure of our bodies are the same

As long as thriller authors teach us about our world, they'll be relevant.

Adults need more complex narratives. They have their own narratives. The main characters are themselves.

The noble man is only God's image.

Negative politics have always been around.

To live a life of honesty and integrity is a responsibility of every decent person.

Silence is the root of everything. If you spiral into its void a hundred voices will thunder messages you long to hear.

The cheerful mind perseveres and the strong mind hews its way through a thousand difficulties.

It's cool to know that I can make girls faint.