He [Patrick Stump] is been a friend of ours for a long time, and when we were talking about working with different producers and songwriters for the record, Patrick's name came up. We were excited to work with him -… — Mark Hoppus Copy Share Image
Our first two records are a lot quieter and more studio-based. We kind of had this feeling like we wanted to make a more quote-unquote 'rock' record. Then Patrick joined and really brought a new Herculean power to the band. — Jim James Copy Share Image
![“He [Patrick Stump] is been a friend of ours for a long time, and when we were talking about working with different producers and songwriters for the record, Patrick's name came up. We were excited to work with him - he's a very gifted lyricist and songwriter, and a really cool guy and it was a…” quote by Mark Hoppus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/04d/mark-hoppus-3737_cool-guy_he-patrick-stump-is-been-a-friend-of-our_2497136.jpg)
