Whether the color of your skin is black, white, yellow, brown or purple - the extent of this tragedy is so incredibly devastating that we had to do something.

When I hooked up with them I was still going to Narcotics Anonymous. But they were never into drugs. If it weren't for the band, I think I'd still be getting high.

We definitely didn't want it to be anything like our first or second records. We wanted to experiment more than we ever had and take any new idea and run with it as far as we could.

I've rebelled against all types of conformity throughout my life, not just Utah's conservative culture

The biggest thing I've learned is that you only have one chance. You only have today to live-but you gotta take it and make it the best you can

Put your arm around the buddy next to you. And if you don't have any friends, I'll be your best friend in the whole world.

When people hear our record, they're not going to be able to put us into the 'New Metal' category or the 'pop-punk' category or the 'aggressive emo' category. I think people will be able to take it for what it is.