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Matt Skiba Biography

Matthew Thomas Skiba (born February 24, 1976) is an American musician, singer and songwriter known for his role as the co-lead vocalist and guitarist of the bands Alkaline Trio and Blink-182. Skiba began performing with blink-182 in March 2015 (as a touring member) following the second departure of founding guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge and later became an official member in July of that same year; he appears on the band's seventh album, California, which was released on July 1, 2016. Skiba has also recorded and performed solo and with his side-projects, Heavens and the Hell. In 2012, he released a solo album, Babylon, with his backing band the Sekrets. A second album, Kuts, was released on June 1, 2015.

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At an early age I told myself I would never quit skating, I would never quit riding BMX and being a motorcycle junkie. I just can't stop doing those things.

Age, Bmx, Motorcycle, Riding, Stop, Told

I feel a certain amount of freedom just cruising to the liquor store to get water or whatever. It just feels good. It makes me feel young getting on the bike and - again, not going crazy, I do bunny-hops and I'll hit some curbs and stuff - but just feeling like a kid again.

Crazy, Freedom, Kids, Stuff, Water, Young

I do what I love for a living, and I also get to build BMX bikes in my spare time.

Bikes, Bmx, Build, Living, Spare Time, Spares

Skating is what got me into punk rock.

Punk, Rock, Rocks, Skating

The extent of my personal BMX adventures were all [on] dirt tracks. But just the aesthetic of it that early-to-mid-'80s BMX is something that's just part of me.

Adventure, Adventures, Aesthetic, Bmx, Dirt, Track

I told myself I would never stop skating. I would never stop riding bikes or riding motorcycles. I raced dirt when I was a kid; motocross. So it definitely keeps me in tune with my youth. I'm almost 40 years old and I feel like I'm 17 years old, and I feel like that's really healthy.

Healthy, Kids, Like, Stop, Years

I was thinking about hitting races and stuff, but it's just, I think it's more of the era of when I was a kid and it just brings back memories. I gotta just chill and live in the past.

Hitting, Kids, Memories, Past, Stuff

I used to race at the YMCA in Crystal Lake, Illinois, they used to have a dirt track there, and there was also a track near Rockford, Illinois, that I would go to.

Illinois, Lake, Lakes, Race, Track, Ymca

The bike that I've been riding is a Big Ripper. It' an SE Racing 29" bike that Famous [Stars & Straps] did a collaboration with and Travis [Barker] gave to me. So that's the bike that I cruise around on and bunny-hop on.

Barker, Collaboration, Racing, Stars, Straps

I have the '86 Haro Master that I built. It was the bike I wanted as a kid and couldn't afford, and I'm like, "I'm going to build that Haro and never ride it. "

Afford, Bike, Built, Kids, Masters, Wanted

I was a bicycle messenger when Alkaline Trio was formed as a way to make ends meet and I've just always been a cyclist and then I got really into - through messengering - I got really into road bikes and fixed gears.

Ends, Gears, Meet, Messengering, Messengers, Way

Falling in love with somebody is like a rush of heroin, and trying to break up with somebodyis like trying to kick heroin.

Break, Falling In Love, Heroin, Rush, Somebody, Trying

I just feel like all the things that I do in my life just make me feel like a grown-up kid. That's pretty much what I am.

Feels, Kids, Life, Like, Make, Pretty

Even when I'm old and grey I'll probably be cruising around and bunny-hopping and stuff. In the words of the Descendents, "I don't want to grow up. "

Bunnies, Grey, Growing Up, Old, Probably, Want

I usually just wear black so my shoes and my socks are my rays of sunshine.

Black, Rays, Shoes, Socks, Sunshine, Wear