The Black Parade is an epic, theatrical, orchestral, big record that is also a concept album.

It's like the drag fairy coming and saying 'What would you like to do?' Um, yeah karate.

My music is - I don't want to say my main focus, but it's what comes most naturally to me.

Your connection to other people keeps you human, and that connection, staying human - that's what you have against control. It's like if somebody is being controlled by their job, the connection is to their family. And if they stay connected to those people, the job will never really have control over them.

The way I write is that, every time I reintroduced a character, I'd have to face some kind of inner demon.

My favourite two festivals have always been the Big Day Out and Summersonic in Japan. The Big Day Out is a little more fun because it lasts longer. It's like an abbreviated version of the Warped tour because you get to play with the same people every day, which is really fun.

I feel like my mission is to be honest with myself. My mission is to share my truth - share, not give. I think that's what an artist is supposed to do: I think they share.