“The fans out in New Zealand are amazing. They’re genuinely excited and appreciative that you’re playing their country.”

For me personally, Blink-182 has been a big influence. Just seeing them way back in the day play little shows and start from a garage band to where they are now, makes me believe anything is possible if you truly want it and commit your life to it.

The only person thats gonna hold you back is yourself

I think it’s important to have a consistent communication with the fans but I don’t think it should be expected.

Social networking, I believe, has completely changed the relationship between band-members and fans.

Traveling takes a lot out of you.

I think that talent, good songwriting and passion, will always outlast hype.

The fact that our message and my lyrics can have a positive impact on someone’s life is really astounding.

It definitely makes me appreciate what I do even more because I’m not just doing it for self-gain, I’m doing it to help others.

Fans these days seem to almost expect a response from band-members any time they tweet or leave a comment etc.

I had a vision of what it would look like if like seventy people at the same time went nuts and sprayed water everywhere.

I’m in the studio for hours in that tiny little box, and really, the performing part is what I’m most excited about.

Music does not excite until it is performed.

I’m excited to see where the Illuminati and whatever else might happen, how that works, and where it ends up.

In New York, I was excited about the music in New York because the only music that I was more or less involved with in the South was either country and western or hillbilly music as we used to call it when I was a kid and, ah, gospel.

That nation is proudest and noblest and most exalted which has the greatest number of really great men.

I wasn’t too excited about school, I’m not going to lie.

I think there’s this general hunger for greater diversity, where publishers are really excited about finding different voices than what has been done.

For me, like, the more interesting a letter is I just get more excited and I know that this going to be great for my friends who are looking forward to reading that in my comic.