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 ARMSTRONGThe 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.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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Some of the punks didn’t know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn’t worry about what anyone was going to think.
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The musical is amazing. i mean,i don’t throw around that word very often unless im talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities. IGN Interview May 2009
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It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
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Punk will never be dead to me. It’s my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.
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The darkness is coming now god dammit!
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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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What kind of hang-ups does that person have?’ Obviously, it’s not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.
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I think the little bush is a bit stupid and more or less the puppet of his old man.
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If Britney Spears would paint her ass green, I’m sure you would spot green asses all over L.A., as soon as the word was out.
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they’ve grown old.
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You want a drumstick? Like a ice cream cone or a chicken wing!?
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Some times I need to apologize, sometimes I need to admit that I ain’t right, sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut, or only say hello, sometimes I still feel I’m walking alone.
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Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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I’m not going to conform to some consumer need.
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