2 - When "Four on the floor" was published, I remember a lot of people saying bad things about you... "it's all for the money!, they don't play shows!". What do you think in these moments?
I laughed. We have never done anything for the money. In fact, probably every choice we've made has cost us money! We're a punk rock band who really believes in everything we say. The reason we didn't play shows then was because we never were back together full-time as a band -- Brian is in Bad Religion, and I'm in Down by Law, and the other guys are very busy as well -- so actually, it was much more honest of us NOT to play shows just for money.

- What do you think now?
I'm proud of Dag Nasty and think it is a band people can believe in. There are not many bands that stand for honesty and energy these days, and I'm proud to be involved with Dag Nasty. Our fans are really special people, and are a huge part of the reason to keep writing.

- What could we expect about see a Dag Nasty show?
We will probably try to do some shows this summer if everyone has time and if we can get it together. We'll see. Again, we would only do it for the right reasons, the most important of which is to have fun and to do shows for our fans, most of whom never got to see us.

3 - About new CD... my impression it's really good, but it's really hard not to think about Bad religion in "Broken Days" and DBL in the last hidden song... I think that everybody ask you before me about these things but... it matters to you?
Well, of course there is going to be some bit of that -- Brian is in Bad Religion, and I am in Down by Law. You can't escape that, and we wouldn't want to try. But Dag Nasty has its own sound, I think, exactly because of the combination of the four of these musicians. When you hear a Dag Nasty song, there's no doubt it's a Dag Nasty song. Brian's songwriting is very distinctive. The last song on "Minority of one" is actually a Generation X song from 1978, called "100 punks rule". And I think my voice is very different from Greg Graffin's, so even with "Broken days," it's still a Dag sound. At least I think so.

- What's the name of the hidden song?
"100 punks rule" by Generation X.

4 - For me the sound in old LP's, specially in "Can I say" was really unique... now the sound is better, of course, but you work with Steve Hangse maybe searching a little bit of the old spirit?
Well, we worked with Steve because he is a friend of ours and we think he has a good ear and can work well with us. That's really about it. We had never worked with him before, so it wasn't anything like trying to catch any kind of spirit. If anything, you could say that by recording this album at Inner Ear Studios, with Don Zientara as engineer, that was maybe remembering our roots -- but that's totally what we wanted -- we feel at home at Inner Ear and with Don, so it was a pleasure to work together again, really really great. Inner Ear is my favourite studio in the world.

5 - All the songs are new ideas or do you use some old ideas?
All of them (except the cover song at the end) are new songs just for Dag Nasty.

6 - About lyrics... it's really a good motivation to read about disagree. Who's the addressee of your message?
You know, every song is really about a different person or situation. There's no one person. Basically, if you were to say what is the Dag Nasty message, you can say that we all realize that we live in a fucked up world, and the only things that can save your soul are friends, family and honesty. But even those can fail you sometimes. We all have tried and failed, and stumbled and fallen. So there is a bittersweet message in many of the words of this band. But ultimately the band, like all of us, keeps on trying.

- Do you think that it's advisable in our days be a minority? Do you feel out of step yet?
Man, I've felt out of step since I was 15. I really do feel like punk rock has given me a whole new way of looking at the world, and that is so excellent. I see guys my age, in their 30s, who act like they're in their 50s, only worried about money or stocks or whatever. I never wanted that. I still don't. I want to be the guy who isn't afraid to take a second look at life.

7 - Rev is the better proposition?... What was first, the idea of the proposition?
When we decided to do this album, we knew that we wanted to do a great album, if possible, one that would stand the test of time. That meant that we would have to work hard to get it where it needed to be, and that we would need a cool indie label with the right people and the right mindsets. We had offers from other labels, but really Revelation seemed like a perfect fit in many, many ways. They came in at the right moment, and it just seemed very natural to say yeah, let's go for it. It's been a very strong relationship that I think will keep getting better.

8 - When you start in this little world (hc punk)... how many things do you dream to change? and... how many are changing for better?
When you're 15 years old and living in Arlington, Virginia, and shaving your head and putting big x's on your hand, you think you're going to change the world. Well, in a way, we did. Look at all the bands that have made it huge today playing punk music -- none of that would have been possible without punk rock kids fighting back against jocks in 1982, or touring in a beat up old van without any heat in 1986. Punk rock today is just a hugely important force in the music industry, and that is directly attributable to bands like Black flag, Bad brains, SSD, and a hundred more -- including, hopefully, Dag Nasty and DYS, Bad Religion and Minor threat. So yeah, I think all the early days served a good purpose.
At the same time, we didn't change anything at all except ourselves. Look at the corruption of Bill Clinton's administration -- no different from Nixon many years before. The game is still played by the players, and we scream and rage against them sometimes without effect. But, if we can change each other and grow stronger, I'd like to think that it's like throwing a rock into a pond -- you at least can make a ripple. And that makes life worth living, and rocks worth throwing.

9 - Talk to us about the bands that you really consider as interesting through these 15 years
There are so many -- but I can say that there are many bands in many different genres that still rock the universe. AC/DC and Motörhead never cease to amaze me. Bad Religion just put out one of its best records, after so many years. Oasis has captured the spirit of spiritual rock and taken it to a whole new universe. And there are so many more -- punk/hc bands that still rage and are original, like Pennywise or Sick of it all. And tons of bands we play with on tour that I've never heard of before but I get blown away by their sets when we play together. So it would take me all day to list every band that still matters. For me, you start with Elvis Presley, move up through The Who and The Beatles, and then into all the great 70s classic rock bands, then into the 80s hardcore explosion, and then on into Nirvana and through to today -- it's just inspirational that music still matters. And it does.

10 - Do you think maybe in yourself with another kind of life?... I wanna say that... sometimes do you think in forsaken the punk and be a part of the crowd?
Well, I don't think that being a punk means you have to have a Mohawk and say "everything sucks". Husker du were one of my favorite bands in the 80s, and they just looked like three guys from the Midwest - which is what they were. They just also happened to be amazing songwriters and singers who challenged many people on how to think about music. To me, punk means thinking outside the box.
But, yeah, sometimes it is tempting to just settle in and get a paycheck and forget about everything except possessions and watching something on TV, or playing your Playstation2. And that's ok to have those thoughts. The key is to look at the big picture, the macro picture: What are you doing with your life? Where is it going? If it ended tomorrow, did you give life your best shot? Those are the kinds of things that all of us need to stop and ask ourselves once in a while.

11 - Well it's all. Last question is about an advice...in all the cultures adults transmit knowledge to youngs... what's your advice about life in punk?
Just be yourself, have fun and burn, baby. as an old DBL song says, "you've got 70 years to make a difference here. You won't get there, it's clear, by living your life in fear". Or, since this is a Dag Nasty
interview: "question priorities -- don't trust the majority -- even when you're a minority of one".
Thanks and peace.