If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.

I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.

This never gets old, and when it does, I'll go do a movie. I like the fact that I can get into other projects because everything feels fresh when I come back to music.

Eventually, if something pops up, that's cool, but I still wanna continue the process of learning how to be a good actor.

I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.

We've been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.

It came up after doing St. Jimmy on Broadway for American Idiot. I loved acting, and so I just kept my options open.