My parents didn't have records, they didn't have radios, and they didn't listen to music. My grandmother was my main connection to art and music. She could play piano very well, and she had perfect pitch.

It's for the hamster that I'm gonna buy! This is so perfect! (after opening a hamster wheel at Christmas)

Anything can be art. Anything can be self-expression . Now you take the weapon and run with it.

If you're ever in a dark place, don't resort to violence. Talk to someone; whether it be a therapist, teacher, parent, or just someone you can trust. We all have our dark places and it's important that you get help.

You get caught up in a cycle at some point, so I broke the cycle and decided; I'm going to really write a lot of books, because I need to get in touch with that part of myself in order to make more music.

Let's have a day in the life of Gerard." Going to get coffee! Going to get coffee!' That's all it would be.

I went to art school, and that's how I got the internship, and then I started a band. But I always missed comics, I always wanted to do them.