I think that happiness is a great thing to strive for, but very difficult to maintain - people are always striving for something different, and something better.

I dated the same girl all through high school.

Screw them. Yeah. But not literally. I'm not advocating promiscuity.

It totally ruins my voice. I quit smoking, drinking, and doing ecstasy.

Maybe people would be surprised to know that I listen to old Neil Diamond albums from time to time. The man rocks. I defy anyone to prove me wrong.

He [Patrick Stump] is been a friend of ours for a long time, and when we were talking about working with different producers and songwriters for the record, Patrick's name came up. We were excited to work with him - he's a very gifted lyricist and songwriter, and a really cool guy and it was a pleasure to work with him in the studio.

Too many bands practice in their garage, play a couple of shows locally, and expect opportunities to appear from the sky. Bands have to push, work, grind, and struggle to make it happen on their own.