I've learned a lot about things because of the Internet. I'm happy with it, but it's a long road for me. I'm still definitely a little anti.

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

I think any good artist - and I'm not saying that I am one - takes notes and should first emulate their heroes and then try to move beyond them.

Gym Class is a band I am more directly involved with than any other band except for Fall Out Boy.

Everyone wants to pretend like they sprang out of the ground with an Animal Collective record in their hands and a David Bowie haircut, and that's just not the case. You discover these things gradually.

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.

Why do we make records? Because we want to say something. Why are you in art? Because you want to say something. The second you don't have anything to say, you stop making art - you might start making product. And I'm interested in being an artist.