Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do. It's not about being perfect, it's not about sounding absolutely correct, it's not about what goes on in a computer. It's about what goes on in here [your heart] and what goes on in here [your head].

When you're thirteen and listening to punk, the aggressive nature of music can sway you to the dark side.

There's a big difference between falling in love with someone and falling in love with someone and getting married. Usually, after you get married, you fall in love with the person even more.

I'm so not macho. It's crazy. My man cave is so not a man cave.

It's funny; recently I've started to notice people's impersonations of me, and it's basically like a hyperactive child.

Singing into a microphone and learning to play an instrument and learning to do your craft, that's the most important thing for people to do.

A lot of people are promoting records that are just throw-it-agains t-the-wall-see- if-it-sticks meaningless bullshit. Everybody has the responsibility to do the right thing and promote artists that mean something.