There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and be successful, but if you have some kind of hope, something to hold onto, then all this will no longer be important.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI loved the independent spirit of the whole experience, instead of doing a big Hollywood picture, or something like that where I would have felt more out of place.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I’m always a work in progress.
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A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It’s below the radar. The beauty of it is that you’re not supposed to always know. It’s subterranean.
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I also really related to the character, especially when it came to the parenting part. I’m a pretty klutzy parent.
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When someone is in a car accident and they’re driving at 100 mph, drunk, who’s tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
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I played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn’t want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.
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When all else fails…be a rockstar
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My job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
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You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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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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I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke.
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With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time…like me!
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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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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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I don’t want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
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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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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they’ve grown old.
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The quietest are often working-class people, people who are broke. There is a fear of losing whatever it is that you have. I come from that background.
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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I got body lice in Germany! I’d tell you they were crabs, but I wasn’t getting laid.
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I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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If you have children, you don’t want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It’s just not good.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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