One of the things that always was Fall Out Boy was trying new things and kind of pushing ourselves in different directions.

Sometimes before it gets better, the darkness gets bigger. The person that you'd take a bullet for is behind the trigger.

When you make art, you get really invested in it. When art happens by accident and you were just along for the ride? It's way more fun.

Lyrically, I personally lean towards venting.

I was talking to my grandpa last Thanksgiving. He pulled me aside and was like, "This Thanksgiving is the 150th for the Vaughn family in Chicago." I was like, "Cool, whatever," but I think when you have a culture like that, you should have a real appreciation for it. My family's been there forever and I don't want to leave.

There's a certain fear of simplicity. I think that's the thing when you're younger as an artist you get this idea in your head that complexity equals quality. The more notes you're playing, the better.

Stray thought for the day: Putting boundaries on how punk should sound/look is the least punk rock thing one can do. Be yourself=Very punk.