Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGTo 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
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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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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My job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
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I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
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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.
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It’s not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it’s more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
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I don’t want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
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Madisyn [Shipman] was great. She’s a really talented kid. We got along great. It was fun, in between scenes, I’d pull out my iPod and show her different old rock ‘n’ roll and punk stuff, and she was really into it.
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My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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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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Nobody leaves this band unless it’s in a coffin
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I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
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I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love being a rookie at stuff. It makes it feel vital. I love doing things I’ve never done before, and I love making stuff.
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I’d love to go to art school. I’d love to learn how to draw. I’d love to be fluent in Spanish. I’d like to be a brain surgeon.
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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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