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What kind of hang-ups does that person have?’ Obviously, it’s not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.

Billie Joe Armstrong

That’s where all good music comes from, I think – anything that’s likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there’s no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Expectations Impact Thinking
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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Ordinary Rocks Special World
I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Pushing Songwriter
If you have children, you don’t want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It’s just not good.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Children Drugs Good House
I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Facts Fine Misunderstood
I wrote a song called “Green Day” because I was smoking a lot of dope.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Dope Smoking Song
Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Attack Instruments Let
When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, “This song [“Ordinary World”] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio].”
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Ordinary World Radio Song
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Comes Mouths Open
There’s an honesty in our family – my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Able Honesty Kids
When you start getting into your politics it’s like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it’s always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you’re taking.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Empathy People Thinking
You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Demon Records Soul
I think the working-class part of me comes out. Sometimes the people who have the loudest mouths are upper-class, upper-middle-class.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Class Middle People Thinking
Punk rock isn’t supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Clubs Down Mentally Rocks
My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Athlete Brother Way
Every night I play as if my life depends on it.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Depend Night Play

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