Matt Skiba : (9)

" For Alkaline Trio, Chicago is our hometown. The band started there. Even though we all live in different cities now, we still call Chicago home, and it’s always really exciting to come back and play for our best crowd. " - Matt Skiba

" It feels really good to be doing Blink justice. Stepping on stage for the first show was pretty crazy. I’ve been skydiving several times, and that’s the closest thing I can compare it to. Such a beautiful rush. " - Matt Skiba

" A cousin of mine was a graphic designer, and he took me as a kid to see Flesh for Lulu and Social Distortion in 1988 in Chicago. " - Matt Skiba

" I haven’t eaten an animal in over twenty years! " - 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. We only have a career because of our fans, but we have to keep making music for the reason we started making music. " - Matt Skiba

" I think for us – and for a lot of people in the Church of Satan – we definitely like ruffling people’s feathers and poking fun at organized religion a little bit. " - Matt Skiba

" I don’t think we’re any more preoccupied by life and death or heaven and hell than anyone else, but it’s fun to write about the inevitable – you’re alive, and you’re going to die. " - Matt Skiba

" Being a drummer definitely influences how I play guitar. And then piano influences drumming and vice versa. " - Matt Skiba

" I collect motorcycles and art. " - Matt Skiba