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

That's where all good music comes from, I think - anything that's likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there's no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.

What I see in a lot of music movies, or rock 'n' roll movies, that feature a band is that they're lip-synching.

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.

Our passion is our strength.

I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles of music.

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.