Punk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGOne thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you’ll end up saying you hate them just because you’re so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.
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Some of the punks didn’t know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn’t worry about what anyone was going to think.
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We’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.
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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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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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I don’t like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn’t it sick?
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The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you’re just boring.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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There’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.
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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We had a lot of fun together. We really were in sync with each other, a lot.Madisyn Shipman is a great kid.
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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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