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

Grab life by the balls and squeeze.

As long as each day comes with a nice fresh cup of Oakland Coffee then everything will be alright.

If you start planning too far ahead, the next thing you know you forget you're living today

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.

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

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.