Our generation was supposed to be about trying to deal with nuclear concerns and environmental disasters.

We toured that record for a year, which turned out to be the culmination of ten years of being constantly on the road. We were sick to death of touring.

Super casual music listeners. That's most of the people in the world. And you have to understand, that's why Top 40 radio exists. It's not there for people who seek out music and who love music.

Sometimes before we make a record I go back and listen to a few. It's equally humbling and uplifting.

I think my apocalyptic feelings went deeper than [heavily influenced by Reagan and AIDS]. I'm really at peace with how afraid I am.

The punk-rock ethos was "Do it yourself. Anyone can do this. We're not sent from the heavens."

The whole point of the punk-rock thing was that "We're not special. We just have a voice."