When you're young, you're not afraid of what comes next. You're excited by it.

I taught myself how to play the guitar, I taught myself how to play the drums, and I kind of fake doing both of them. But drumming comes more natural to me, and it just feels better.

Always have the highest bar for yourself. Wake up everyday and no matter how crappy you feel, want to change something for the better. Do something that makes someone happy. Create something that inspires someone. Be someone's light when they are hopeless.

You look up to your heroes and you shouldn't be intimidated by them; you should be inspired by them.

If you play a Nickleback song backwards you'll hear messages from the devil. Even worse, if you play it forwards you'll hear Nickleback.

At school where you a dunce or a teacher's pet? All of the above. I was stupid so they thought I was cute.

A lot of people from my generation of music are so focused on playing things correctly or to perfection that they're stuck in that safe place.