My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGMy job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.
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It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we’re not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world.
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I’m always a work in progress.
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Punk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.
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I think that the character actually really loves where he’s at, in his life. He’s just trying to have it make a little bit more sense while he figures out what he actually wants to do with it.
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Minority is about being an individual. It’s like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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I don’t care what you do, I just don’t want to be a mud hippie like you. [From 1994 woodstock]
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One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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The quietest are often working-class people, people who are broke. There is a fear of losing whatever it is that you have. I come from that background.
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