First and foremost, I want people on concerts to have a really great experience away from the negative press and negative stuff that you see on the news and Facebook. I don't even like seeing people's cell phones. Let's have a human experience and rub up against each other, you know.

I always said that the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone

It's no use analyzing your life the whole time. Those analyses won't help you when you're dead

I don't really give a f**k about the mainstream. The mainstream doesn't offer me anything. Why would I offer it anything? I love the world I have. I love the sort of subculture that Green Day represents.

Green Day is like sex, when were good, were really good, when were bad . . . were still pretty damn good.

Music's awesome, it's the closest thing we have to magic.

I think we have an obligation to put on a fun show and put on a concert that's memorable, that's energetic and that spreads joy and open-mindedness. If being open-minded and joyful is against your political beliefs, then you know, f**k you.