Rika’s Reviews > Where Are Your Boys Tonight?: The Oral History of Emo’s Mainstream Explosion 1999-2008 > Status Update

“It’s not worth your time to trip on this. Punk rock is and should be inclusive. That’s the one thing I know. No matter what your definition of punk is, everyone would say that it’s inclusive, it welcomes outsiders. Freak flags welcome. Wave ’em around. These chicks don’t get it at all, don’t waste your time trying to get their approval.” That’s where the main idea for the lyrics to “The Middle” came from.