Lyrics have become so dumbed down nowadays. People don't want to have to think about lyrics anymore, they just want to be told something. Until these great things started happening with us, I'd really given up on reaching people like that.

A lot of times when I'm writing lyrics, I just think about insecurities that I might have and turn them into a scene. Some things may be true, and some things may not.

Lyrics are so important, I hate every second of writing them, but it's something I take great pride in when it's finished.

I don't have a great imagination to share something with you that you don't know, so it's about interpreting things - a dialogue.

Everywhere in my house are these little things that have meanings and make me think of great memories.

I think it's really cool, but Jimmy Eat World and Gin Blossoms did it better than anyone. People don't realize just how awesome the Arizona history is, especially for alternative music. Growing up, that's all I ever wanted to be was those two bands.