I think people hear the words 'transcendental meditation' and 'paganism,' and that's almost worse because it's real. Those are real things. Those are absolute energies. Satanism is like Halloween. Transcendental meditation and having a realization of how we really are… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
There is sort of an unspoken 'no skateboarding' clause on tour that I break pretty often. — 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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Jesus was not born on December 25th. There's carbon evidence of it. That freaks people out. — 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 wasn't very… — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
There was some real bad alternative - 'alternative' - stuff that came out in the '90s that's completely cringe-worthy. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
They are one of my favorite bands and one of my first musical loves: Devo. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
To be in touch with death, and the darker side of life, makes the lighter side more enjoyable. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Heaven and hell are something that people create to make some people feel guilty and other people like myself laugh. — Matt Skiba Copy Share Image
