Whatever notoriety Fall Out Boy used to have prevents me from having the ability to start over from the bottom again.

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

I was going to record a solo album when I was 15 on a four-track. I started working on it, but then Fall Out Boy happened. The band was awesome and took me in a totally different direction. I don't regret it at all, but the band delayed the record I had been planning.

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.

The music business is one of a few places where everything you've heard about it seems entirely cliche, but it's true.

I used to work in a record store. I'm kind of a record nerd.

I don't see the songs as uplifting, but rather as trying to make lemonade from lemons, or whatever. When I listen to them, I understand the context. I don't like to pepper songs with my own experiences, though.