The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.

I think that's the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock 'n' roll movies. They're playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock 'n' roll bad together. I also really related to the character, especially when it came to the parenting part. I'm a pretty klutzy parent.

I've been playing rock and roll since I was 16 years old, and now I have a 16-year-old.

I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now... its AFI-liner

I hate television. I hate the internet. I hate cell phones. I hate cameras. I hate everything that destroys creativity.

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt.

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