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I don’t want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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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Broken Dream Pretty Video
Music – that’s been my education. There’s not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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Education Granted Music
It’s okay to grow up, it’s just slowing down that’s the scary part. Running out of time. It’s okay to grow up, but it doesn’t mean you have to become like your parents.
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Growing Mean Running Up
With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at it.
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Music Love Play Son
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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Embodies Lifestyle Punk
Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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Anything Better Making Mistakes
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.
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Expectations Impact Thinking
We’ve been together as a group for a long time so this means a lot… we’ve done everything ourselves until this point, so thank you to everybody … do everything you f – -n’ believe in, because this is what it’s all about.
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Believe Long Mean
My job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
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Jobs Rocks Stars
We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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Afraid Entertainers Time
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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Darkness Individuals Minorities Place
Our passion is our strength.
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Passion Strength
Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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Demented Like
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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Band Pride Trying
Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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Just Missionary Position
You can’t change the wind but you can set your sails.
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Sail Wind

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