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

Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.

I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.

Every night I play as if my life depends on it.

With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed - that's sort of the root of age.

If someone falls down, pick them back up. Just because there's not a frickin camera in your face doesn't mean you don't have to look out for each other.

The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn't really know where it was going to go. It's like I always say, you just follow the music. Not only was American Idiot a special moment for us, but it also led to Ordinary World, too.