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If I go see a band, and they play, like, zero from any of their old albums, I'm very happy about that. I do not want to see the bands of my youth playing the songs of my youth. I hate that.

There are bands that I got into when I was 15, when I was mad at my dad and just wanted to be different. I don't think I'd give those bands half a chance now. But I hold some kind of nostalgia for them that I won't let go. Bands like Minor Threat and Black Flag.

It's not very often that I like new bands.

When you're in a band that's so big when you're young, you kind of lose your identity a little bit. You just become part of the band. I just needed to get away from it.

I'm not into bands for the sake of being into bands. I've grown past that. There was a time in my life when I was that guy.

I hate bands that hang around, like, 10 years too long - they're like the drunk at a party you can't get rid of.

I've created several musical trends, really. That's not because I'm so far out and fabulous. It's because most bands have no ideas of their own. They're so desperate they'll grab at any old straw.

Right now, I've never been more impressed by the new bands that we meet. I may be 10, 20 years older, but we're all on the same page about culture, music and life.

People don't realize who this band is always been because we're so young, and it's hard to get over that stigma.

There are so many good, young bands out there who aren't getting the attention they deserve.