John Rzeznik

I hated high school.

— John Rzeznik

I like Valentine's Day. It's fun.

— John Rzeznik

I just want you to know who I am.

— John Rzeznik

I really love Death Cab.

— John Rzeznik

I really love Tegan and Sara.

— John Rzeznik

It's a crazy world!

— John Rzeznik

I'm a songwriter.

— John Rzeznik

I need a long, cold winter.

— John Rzeznik

I get nervous around famous people.

— John Rzeznik

I didn't think about having kids until like I was 48, 49 years old.

— John Rzeznik

I don't want to raise someone who feels entitled.

— John Rzeznik

You can hate my band, I really don't care what your opinion is.

— John Rzeznik

I never underestimate luck and working hard.

— John Rzeznik

I don't write music for critics or hipsters. I write for me.

— John Rzeznik

Usually albums are frontloaded with singles.

— John Rzeznik

I love the Smithsonian. I'm a real dork for that kind of stuff.

— John Rzeznik

Too many rockers put on the leather pants and shirt first. But if you write good songs, the pants and shirt will…

— John Rzeznik

I want to cultivate my own sound in my own atmosphere, where the clock is not running.

— John Rzeznik

It's such a thrill to perform live. You never know if you're going to get hit with a bottle or a bra.

— John Rzeznik

I don't like critics; I really don't like them. I think most of them are ignorant and don't have a clue!

— John Rzeznik

I was a bartender, a hot-dog vendor, a cook, sold magazine subscriptions.

— John Rzeznik

The only way you fail is if you quit. That has always sort of been pounded into my head.

— John Rzeznik

Whenever I get upset, I remember that it takes 42 muscles to frown and only 4 to stick up your middle finger.

— John Rzeznik

You grew up way too fast and now there's nothing to believe; and re-runs all become our history.

— John Rzeznik

One of the things about live music that's so incredibly important and can't be replaced and automated is the common focus of…

— John Rzeznik

I'm a guy so I equate vulnerability with fear. What makes me fearful. I feel vulnerable when I release material, my work,…

— John Rzeznik

I have to let myself be vulnerable in order to have a good marriage. That's something I'm really going to have to…

— John Rzeznik

I have a very powerful form of alcoholism. I finally gave up and accepted the fact that if I even smell too…

— John Rzeznik

Scars are souvenirs you never lose, the past is never far, did you lose yourself somewhere out there, did you get to…

— John Rzeznik

I refuse to listen to Rush Limbaugh. I listen to a lot of conservative radio when I drive around in my car.…

— John Rzeznik

I work out. I try to work out every day. That keeps me in the moment, which is great. Keeps my head…

— John Rzeznik

Don't be afraid to play what you feel and what you think no matter what it is. If you play long enough,…

— John Rzeznik

For me, social media is a one-way deal. It's like all the traffic goes one direction and I don't care how many…

— John Rzeznik

Our society's sort of turning into a two-class system, where... most of the wealth and privileges are being concentrated into the hands…

— John Rzeznik

I have this dreadful image of me driving down Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles, with the windows rolled down, and our song…

— John Rzeznik

I think people get a little resentful when they were there at the beginning, when they supported you when you played in…

— John Rzeznik

I've met very lonely people who have 10,000 friends on Facebook. And it's just not real. We've set up this artificial society…

— John Rzeznik

Marriage is a really scary thing. I'm excited about it. I know it's not a mistake, it's the absolute right thing to…

— John Rzeznik

Every day somebody comes up to me and says, 'That song really helped me through a difficult time,' or 'That's me and…

— John Rzeznik

At its best, MTV puts a face to the names, if you know what I mean. I think if you can take…

— John Rzeznik