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.

Once I was in the Blink-182, going to Iraq was really touching. It was kind of emo for me, going and meeting soldiers who were, like, 19 and hadn't even met their kids... Or dealing with depression. Just being with those soldiers and traveling with them in helicopters and people with M-16s. It was an eye-opener.

We worked very hard on that untitled record to do something different and that we were proud of and to try a bunch of different ideas. It was like this gigantic musical laboratory that we were going to every day. I love that record, I think that's one of the high watermarks of us as a band.

Ideas are really what interest me in producing a band, if I can bring something productive to the project.

I'm always asking friends what new music they're into, and I love showing people new talented artists.

I've learned some of the greatest life lessons from growing up in the skate and punk rock communities.

The past is only the future with the lights on