I kinda like the duality of California and the dark side, the underbelly of California, and I think that's what this album ['California']feels like - there's endless hope and optimism but there's also a darker side.

It's a real challenge to complete a story arc and end up with a cool punchline in 120 characters.

I still feel like we're the underdogs, but I feel like people respect us now. People might not like our band or love our music, but I think people respect the fact that we've been doing this for many years and are still doing it and still able to play three giant New York City shows and have people come out.

I never thought of punk rock as the absolute act of rebellion for the sake of rebellion. There's a lot of that in there, but for me I think punk rock was always about questioning things and making decisions for yourself, which is a great message to pass on to your kids.

I don't have a girlfriend, I have a dog.

Life's too short to sit through songs you don't love.

No matter what, I think people are trying to better themselves, or to better their situation, or to find something new and exciting.