Quotes by Chuck Comeau

“A downtown is the center of a community, the pulse, ... When it dies, your town dies. I want my kids to experience something different from Wal-Mart and strip malls.”

“People thought I was crazy, but it turned out to be the best thing that could have happened, ... People here have a great work ethic, an innate loyalty thats different from other places with more of a transient population.”

“Weve been very fortunate not to be a firecracker band that blows up and goes away.”

“A lot of bands talk shit about us.”

“Rancid are real punk-rock dudes, you know, but they came out with the opposite attitude,”

“They came to watch us every night, and we became good friends. Theyd come to our shows in San Francisco when they were home and wed go to see them when they were in Montreal. We got along really well and I think it showed a lot of integrity on their part because they got to know us instead of going on what their fans think.”

“Truthfully, ... obviously good music and a good live show is important, and you have to make sure your fans like them. But most importantly having cool vibes and nice people because theres nothing worse than spending a month with a band that you dont connect with and you dont have fun with, and they take themselves too seriously and they have bodyguards, you know what I mean, they act like theyre something theyre not.”

“I want to date you. You think its just a joke, but its not a joke.”