The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don’t think what you’re doing is punk rock.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGJust because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I can’t sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
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I think that’s the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock ‘n’ roll movies. They’re playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock ‘n’ roll bad together.
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Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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I’m not going to conform to some consumer need.
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When all else fails…be a rockstar
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No one’s really happy anyway, it’s not human.
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The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn’t really know where it was going to go.
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I just plug in and let go.
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Hopefully, I don’t ruin this guy’s precious script.” And then, after a couple of days of shooting,
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I know I’m always going to be a musician, for the rest of my life. That’s for sure. It’s about how you balance between being a musician and being a parent, and making it intertwined.
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With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time…like me!
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The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He’s having a mid-life moment, and it’s a small moment, really.
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I have no idea where my career is going. I just make the best music that I possibly can.
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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