If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.

We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing. Some of the punks didn't know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn't worry about what anyone was going to think.

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.

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.

To me, it doesn't feel like it's just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit

I just open my mouth and out it comes.