As a kid, I took piano lessons, and I didn't like it. It wasn't cool. I was into Duran Duran and rock music. I didn't have any interest in piano. I did it for three years, and because of piano,… — 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
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
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
Jesus was not born on December 25th. There's carbon evidence of it. That freaks people out. — Matt Skiba Copy Share
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
There was some real bad alternative - 'alternative' - stuff that came out in the '90s that's completely cringe-worthy. — Matt Skiba Copy Share
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
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
To be in touch with death, and the darker side of life, makes the lighter side more enjoyable. — Matt Skiba Copy Share
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
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
Heaven and hell are something that people create to make some people feel guilty and other people like myself laugh. — Matt Skiba Copy Share
