Long before punk entered my life, I loved scary films and stories. — Matt Skiba Life Copy Share Image
We have the best fans in the world. A lot of artists say that, but in this case, it's actually fact. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I do what I love for a living, and I also get to build BMX bikes in my spare time. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
Being a drummer definitely influences how I play guitar. And then piano influences drumming and vice versa. — Matt Skiba Drummer Copy Share Image
I think who I am as a person on and off the stage is always kind of the same thing, but I… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
When George W. Bush was up for re-election, we took part in Rock Against Bush. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I miss the videos that are short films, back when MTV played videos all day. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
The very first show I ever saw was The Judds, and that influenced me to not play country music. — Matt Skiba Country Copy Share Image
My parents are both war veterans; they met in Vietnam. They were involved in a war that they absolutely disagreed with. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I think that the more that you play and the more instruments you play and the better you get at them, then… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I've been to the Bahamas before, and it's so crass. You land in Nassau, and the whole island is replete with beauty… — Matt Skiba Bahamas Copy Share Image
I think I'm a man about the things I need to be a man about, but I get paid to play, pretty… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
My attraction to the Church of Satan... is the same thing that initially attracted me to punk rock. It was something that… — Matt Skiba Church Copy Share Image
The first line of the song is always the hardest thing to write. And then after that, the song should - unless… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
The bike that I've been riding is a Big Ripper. It' an SE Racing 29" bike that Famous [Stars & Straps] did… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I think for us - and for a lot of people in the Church of Satan - we definitely like ruffling people's… — Matt Skiba Church Copy Share Image
The Ramones all hate each other, and they did it for decades. I wouldn't be able to do that. That would be… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
Orange County encompasses a large area that has a lot of Alkaline Trio fans. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I've written songs about love or about a relationship, but never just, 'I love you.' — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I went through some pretty rough patches in my life, and I've come out of them a stronger, more inspired, and energetic… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I grew up on Michael Jackson, Pat Benetar, and Van Halen - all the things coming out of the television. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
I usually just wear black so my shoes and my socks are my rays of sunshine. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
Dallas is a good town. I spent a lot of time there as a kid. It always nice to come back. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
The Sekrets record is very much me, and Dan's Emergency Room is very much him. And then Alkaline Trio is very much… — Matt Skiba Emergency Copy Share Image
I've done some stuff with Glenn Danzig before, and while I can't really say that we're friends, we're friendly acquaintances. — Matt Skiba Acquaintances Copy Share Image
I'm in Alkaline Trio; I guess I get to rip off myself. I give myself permission. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
Creating a record on my own and deciding who plays and how the songs were structured, it was fun to do. — Matt Skiba Fun Copy Share Image
Being on Epic, it wasn't like we got signed to a multi-million-dollar deal. — Matt Skiba Being Copy Share Image
Touring with Blink helped introduce people to Alkaline Trio who otherwise wouldn't have ever heard of us. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
![“The bike that I've been riding is a Big Ripper. It' an SE Racing 29" bike that Famous [Stars & Straps] did a collaboration with and Travis [Barker] gave to me. So that's the bike that I cruise around on and bunny-hop on.” quote by Matt Skiba](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/bfe/matt-skiba-4325_bigs_the-bike-that-i-ve-been-riding-is-a-big_2528364.jpg)
