"Our upbringings instilled in us a serious work ethic. We work. We work hard. If we're about anything, we're about the working man and the working ethic. Under 5% of the American population makes over a hundred thousand dollars a year, so there's another 95% just like us. The majority of people can relate to the street level points of view and perspectives." - Lars Frederiksen

"Just today we ran into some kids who like the band and one of the kids said he didn't think it was us, because he didn't think Rancid would be on the street hanging out. That's totally not the case. We're a very visible band." - Lars Frederiksen

"We're not trying to be self-proclaims of anything. Punk rock to me is not about making a better life for yourself, nor sitting around and moping about shit. Personally, I can't do that. I do what comes naturally to me, making music; keeping my convictions inside and going on with what I'm doing. Rancid isn't one of those bands that wants to change the world." - Lars Frederiksen

"I can't intellectualize about things that are so terrible. You want to do something for people, more than anything in the world! But you just don't know what. I believe it all starts with yourself believing or noticing what's around you. Still, it's really not about politics or your personal beliefs, it's about music." - Lars Frederiksen

"I quit drugs before I quit drinking because drugs were taking their toll on me. I was sick of the headaches and the puking and the shitting blood. I figured I'd stop everything but alcohol, but then I overcompensated with drinking. Now I'm totally clean because I don't choose to do either." - Lars Frederiksen

"German TV is fuckin liberal. That's good they don't have this shit in America. I love it!" - Lars Frederiksen

"My dad worked nights, so my brother and I were home alone all the time. Still, we had to do shit around      
the house. I had to work. I learned how to use a washing machine when I was tall enough to stand on the
box to push the fuckin' button." - Matt Freeman

"Back in the day, I used to organize all this f*cking crazy s*it, borrow people's cars and get trips together.
I was just a total operator, that was the way things were back then. You didn't have any money, so you had
to hustle things." - Matt Freeman

"MDC was like being in the Punk-Rock marine corp. I never worked so hard in my life. I shouldn't say that, I
worked harder in Rancid; let's just say it was trying. They were all older. I was just a young kid and they
sort of kicked by ass, like I was in boot camp." - Matt Freeman

"All of our parents kept working. My dad just had a double hip operation last year from working all his
f*cking life. We all came from working class areas, we don't have trust funds, this is all we have.
If this dies tomorrow, we'll be doing what we were before this, washing cars or making pizzas.
Yeah, we thought about it. In the end, when all was said and done, we made a band decision that
we wanted to stay with Epitaph. No matter what happened that's where we should be, just because
our friends were there." - Matt Freeman

"You blink, and it's gone. Those [Op Ivy] were some good times, but you think they're gonna last forever. But shit changes. Some kids grow up, some people die, some move on. You have to really appreciate what you have when you have it." - Tim Armstrong

"Op Ivy was a big deal in the East Bay, but when you're not in a band anymore, people don't give a fuck about you. 
There were people who weren't there for me anymore. I kept going to every punk rock show, even though I wasn't  
in a band anymore, but I started drinking a lot and went on a downward spiral.
Without a band I had nothing to believe in. Op Ivy was really important to me." - Tim Armstrong