I think my biggest musical hero growing up was probably Ian MacKaye he set a great example for all of us local musicians. Still to this day I see him as the best example of a right-on musician.

My mother was a public school teacher in Virginia, and we didn't have any money, we just survived on happiness, on being a happy family.

You can make yourself the greatest singer in the world or the best drummer in the world with the aid of technology.

Guilt is cancer. Guilt will confine you, torture you, destroy you as an artist. It's a black wall. It's a thief.

One of the great things about Taylor Hawkins is his…shirtless body, really.

I never needed much, and I never thought I'd get more than what I had. A trip to Burger King was the biggest thing in the world to me. Heaven.

It was supposed to be gross, and now it's gorgeous.