We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.

Punk is dead to anyone who didn't get it in the first place

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

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

I can't sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.

My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.

The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.