Theres a lot to be said for bands who fight to be relevant. But CONVINCING people you’re relevant? Thats like telling people its not raining when they’re soaking wet.
Somewhere I just want to find someone that’s going to love me forever no matter what; I want someone to show the inside of my head to. That thought keeps me going.
He felt like the last bullet in a gun meant for revenge, sealed with a kiss.
My body is a metronome, keeping time for the universe...
Being surrounded by six Brendons is so not fun.
I’m an insomniac, my mind works the night shift.
He sharpened his flaws and disappointments into daggers.
The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are – and the rest go away – which in my mind is an OK thing.
I was totally into cartoon babes when I was a little dude. Cheetara from the ‘Thundercats,’ then Jessica Rabbit, and finally I moved onto a real-life human being and was into Punky Brewster, and then Christina Applegate on ‘Married with Children.’
I think that the first part of the art is making the art, but when art really becomes art is when it belongs to somebody else.
I’m a bit of a tease. I’d make out with a lot of people but not go beyond that.
If you aren’t just a little depressed, then you aren’t paying very much attention to what’s going on in the world.
I remember my first kisses with a lot of people, and they’re rad experiences. And you don’t have to really take it to that next level because that’s what keeps it exciting.
You’re gonna meet tons of different people throughout your life, and it’s totally worth it to stick your neck out a little bit if you like someone. Even when you get shot down, it seems really devastating, but it’s not in the long run.
Boys in bands are more difficult to deal with than one-year-old babies. I’ve been one of them, and I am one of them, but it is the truth.
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’ve always believed in God. I’m just not so sure he believes in me.
I love writing, but I have that E. E. Cummings idea that as long as you stay inside the rules of your own world, it doesn’t matter what it is.
I think it’s important to look at the world as a bigger place than just the bubble that we live in. It’s so easy to get caught up in things of a trivial nature.
I had aspirations to do different things with my life. I wanted to play soccer. I wanted to be a lawyer. Serendipity.