"THERE’S A REASON WE ALL LISTEN TO PUNK ROCK INSTEAD OF TOP 40. THERE’S A REASON I’D RATHER BE STAGE DIVING THAN AT A BAR. I THINK THAT MOST EVERYONE I KNOW INVOLVED IN PUNK OR HARDCORE IS INTRINSICALLY FUCKED UP ON SOME LEVEL. THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH US. MAYBE NOT “WRONG,” BUT CERTAINLY DIFFERENT. BECAUSE OF THIS, I THINK WE ALL SHARE A SIMILAR OUTLOOK AND BECAUSE OF THAT, WE SHARE SIMILAR EXPERIENCES. I’M JUST WRITING SONGS ABOUT MY LIFE, BUT IT TURNS OUT, MY LIFE IS PRETTY SIMILAR TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE’S LIVES AND HONESTLY, IT FEELS GOOD TO KNOW WE’RE GOING THROUGH THIS SHIT TOGETHER."