I think that if you're passionate about something and you're driven and you're focused, then you can pretty much do anything that you want to do in life.

There's something about pulling out a real tape from a shelf and looking at it and knowing that 'Everlong' is on it, or 'Best of You' is on it, and it's really special.

When I sit down to interview people, I don't hold questions and I don't know the answers. They're more like conversations that become lessons.

There's poetry in being the band that can sell out Wembley but also makes a record in a garage. I don't like doing what people expect me to do.

Your personal history is a part of what happens with your hands and your head as you play music.

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

The best time for gum is just before getting onstage. I need a minty-fresh microphone.