Hopefully, I don’t ruin this guy’s precious script.” And then, after a couple of days of shooting,
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGHopefully, I don’t ruin this guy’s precious script.” And then, after a couple of days of shooting,
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGSet lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWhen 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 ARMSTRONGWe’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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThe fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThere’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 ARMSTRONGI’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI 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 ARMSTRONGAlways move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWhat kind of hang-ups does that person have?’ Obviously, it’s not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGJust because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGJust because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWe’d go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGAttack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGIt’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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