I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
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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You’re not telling people to think, you’re telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.
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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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I wrote a song called “Green Day” because I was smoking a lot of dope.
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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A man once asked me, what’s punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that’s punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That’s just trendy.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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What kind of hang-ups does that person have?’ Obviously, it’s not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.
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If you can make your next day better than the previous one, then you will see what it really means something to you and not everything that people think you need for your life.
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The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He’s having a mid-life moment, and it’s a small moment, really.
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Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
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With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at it.
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The darkness is coming now god dammit!
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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Coffee is the absolute most dependably ordinary thing I could have every single day.
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