I love working with my band-mates in Alkaline Trio, but to make a rock record that was just mine was something that I wanted to do.
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When I agreed to do the Blink shows, I said that I'd do it as long as they were willing to practise every day.
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Heaven and hell are something that people create to make some people feel guilty and other people like myself laugh.
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The Church of Satan was something, aesthetically, that we were always really fascinated with and wanted to emulate. I think it's a good look.
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Being a drummer definitely influences how I play guitar. And then piano influences drumming and vice versa.
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I think I'm a man about the things I need to be a man about, but I get paid to play, pretty much. I do what I love for a living, and I also get to build BMX bikes in my spare time.
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We have this song called 'Radio,' and I wrote that song when we needed one more song for a record. So I went back into the other room and wrote it in 20 minutes.
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There is sort of an unspoken 'no skateboarding' clause on tour that I break pretty often.