I really like pop music, I don't think it's a four-letter word.

The music that I made in my band wasn't the expression of everything I was into. Bands are based on compromise.

Everything I've ever wanted to do, we've kinda done. Everything beyond this has been just the cherry on top. I've been so happy with the band, and we're so lucky and blessed to be able to do it.

There are two types of bands - there are the ones that are basically solo projects anyways, where there's clearly the one guy who's driving the ship and everyone else is just along for the ride. And then there was my band, where you have a few very disparate-taste, creative people who kind of meet in the middle somewhere.

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

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

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