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"The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids."
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"The adults don't know what's happening on the kids' universe and the kids don't know what's happening on the adults' universe."

"I feel responsible; I feel I've got to do something that will leave the kids a place where they can live healthy, safe, productive, creative and prosperous lives."

"I like stirring things up. I'm on the side of the kids more than I am on the adults. And occasionally I find some adults that have that same mischievous streak, so I don't get in too much trouble."

"When kids hit one year old, it's like hanging out with a miniature drunk. You have to hold onto them. They bump into things. They laugh and cry. They urinate. They vomit."

"Kids will not listen to that. They're going to experiment no matter what, so you have to be honest."

"I think these shows with the young kids doing these jumps, doing these fantastic back flips, I think they're absolutely great. They did what I never did."
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"I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing."

"I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed."

"If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life."

"Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me."

"If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good."

"I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in Spanish. I'd like to be a brain surgeon."

"There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap."

"People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old."
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