– “To sum up Tom in one word would be: feminine.
– “All we wanted to do was to headline Soma.”
– “I was always a loner.”
– “So, yeah, travelling sucks.”
– “I don’t feel like I’m a stable person at all.”
– “My idea of total misery is sitting in traffic.”
– “Yes, I’ve cried at sad movies.”
– “My mom hates the title, she told me the other day, «Your grandmother keeps asking what the title of the new record is, but I won’t tell her.»” – about Enema of the State
– “It’s all happy, sing along love songs. ” – about the new record
– “None of us really surf that much; surfing is really hard. You have to spend a lot of time in the water and there’s no other sport in the world that actually has monsters that want to eat you while you’re doing it.”
– “The recent history of San Diego music came from the grunge movement.”
– “A lot of the punk-rock scene is usually against people associating themselves with products.”
– “If you look in a crowd and there’s one person just getting the shit beat out of them, it’s probably the Blink fan.” – Blink 182 fan
– “Skater kids don’t take themselves seriously, because they’ve mostly been pigeonholed as losers.”
– “I totally masturbate! And I jack off! Whooooooo!”
– “I think age is a stupid number.”
– “I can’t speak for any other bands, but I don’t like anger, I don’t like aggression. I hate music that’s all about that.”
– “The whole punk-rock elitism thing has gone away, and now people are more accepting of music as music; instead of as status.”
– “I came from punk rock, but who knows if I’m punk.”
– “I’ll be the first to admit I’m not an accomplished bass player.”
– “I know I’ve got a disgusting body, but I think it’s funny, so I’m gonna make people laugh at it.”
– “If you ever end up there, you really pissed off God.” – about Ridgecrest, CA
– “I think there’s nothing more awkward or stupid looking than a naked guy.”
-” We’re like, Fisher-Price: My First Punk Band.”
– “I was very direction less and stupid.” – on his earlier years
– “I like boats.”
– “It would suck to go to your grave wondering what you could have done with your band if you didn’t try.”
– “Make yourself do something stupid, so when you really do something stupid you won’t feel so bad.”
– “Never let anyone tell you how to live your life.”
– “If at first you don’t succeed, pay someone to do it.”
– “Screw the people that don’t understand.”
– “I don’t like the taste of beer and ice cream gives me diarrhea.”
– “Disney movies are fuckin’ bitchin’.”
– “I have no idea why people like our band. Maybe bad taste is in.”
– “If we tried to write about politics, you’d realize that we’re all a bunch of idiots.”
– “And anyone that calls me a sell-out is just jealous.”
– “Our biggest hit had a video where we made fun of boy bands. Why we would then be lumped into that is beyond me.”
– “The only thing that scares me about cocaine is deat”
– “My old band [Of All Things] was just about to start playing, and right then the acid hit me. I threw my bass down and ran like five miles into the desert.” – on his first acid trip
– “We’re not straight edge; we just don’t talk about it” – on trying drugs
– “Farts and poop are still funny and will always be funny.”
– “Yes. she does. You can tell.” – on Brittany Spears and if she has fake boobs
– “The thing that makes me happiest in the world is hanging out with my friends”.
Accept responsibility for your life. Know that it is you who will get you where you want to go, no one else. –Les Brown Quotes