Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

Our passion is our strength.

Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.

When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.

Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.

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