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I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

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

Demon Records Soul
When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.
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Album Done Ordinary World
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.
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Clubs Down Mentally Rocks
My job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
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Jobs Rocks Stars
I got body lice in Germany! I’d tell you they were crabs, but I wasn’t getting laid.
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Body Country Lice
I think it’s your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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Choices Men Thinking
There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
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Depend Loser Nothing
History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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Band Day Good One
One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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Half Realized Song
To me, it doesn’t feel like it’s just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit
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Culture Records Rocks
Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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Rain Run Running
It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Done Havens Regret
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
Nobody leaves this band unless it’s in a coffin
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Anything Better Making Mistakes
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].”
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Ordinary World Radio Song

I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.

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