I would love to hang out with Elvis Costello, to see what he's up to because he seems so fascinating to me.

Be yourself! Love your mom, but if she's trying to get you to be someone you're not, she's in the wrong

Speed is absolutely key to creativity. The more time it takes to create something, the less likely you are to create something.

I'm really attracted to music that sort of toes that line between pop and avant-garde, that pushes the envelope of what you can get in a pop song.

I don't want to put out something I'm not psyched on just because I finished it. That's the stupidest reason to do something, really. I want it to be up to my standards. I don't want to put out something I wouldn't listen to.

'Punk' doesn't mean Mohawks and safety pins. It's about not conforming.

In Fall Out Boy, I noticed that I wasn't putting all that much soul into it. It was just kind of screaming, I guess. I was just dying to get out of there!