The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.

I'm an idiot anyway, but sometimes you feel like an idiot times ten when you're stoned.

They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.

With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time...like me!

Controversy What controversy This is reality. What I see is that no matter if you're a conservative or a liberal or whatever side you stand on, this is the reality of the situation - that people's families and their young kids are being affected.

It's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.

Life isn't pretty but it sure is beautiful.