To do something that you feel in your heart that’s great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that’s successful is a series of mistakes.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThat’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.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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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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She smashes her knuckles into winter As autumn’s wind fades into black She is the saint of all the sinners, the one whose fallen through the cracks… (iViva la Gloria!)
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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.
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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 just plug in and let go.
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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.
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I’m a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else
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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
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The things that people do now in sports, you can’t even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I’m the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
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