Band Mates Quotes by Matt Skiba

There is sort of an unspoken 'no skateboarding' clause on tour that I break pretty often.

— Matt Skiba

Creating a record on my own and deciding who plays and how the songs were structured, it was fun to do.

— Matt Skiba

Death isn't something that should necessarily be glorified, but I also don't think it's something that people need to be afraid of. It's just…

— Matt Skiba

Jesus was not born on December 25th. There's carbon evidence of it. That freaks people out.

— Matt Skiba

My attraction to the Church of Satan... is the same thing that initially attracted me to punk rock. It was something that wasn't very…

— Matt Skiba

I was always a punk rock skate kid from a very young age.

— Matt Skiba

There was some real bad alternative - 'alternative' - stuff that came out in the '90s that's completely cringe-worthy.

— Matt Skiba

I consider myself a pagan and a witch.

— Matt Skiba

They are one of my favorite bands and one of my first musical loves: Devo.

— Matt Skiba

Even when I'm old and grey I'll probably be cruising around and bunny-hopping and stuff. In the words of the Descendents, "I don't want…

— Matt Skiba

It's never been about what we want others to see: it's about what we want to see; it's about what we want to do.…

— Matt Skiba

To be in touch with death, and the darker side of life, makes the lighter side more enjoyable.

— Matt Skiba

I love working with my band-mates in Alkaline Trio, but to make a rock record that was just mine was something that I wanted…

— Matt Skiba

There are things about this country that are horrible; there's things about this country that are beautiful. I've been almost everywhere, and there's nowhere…

— Matt Skiba

Heaven and hell are something that people create to make some people feel guilty and other people like myself laugh.

— Matt Skiba