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 ARMSTRONGWith age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed – that’s sort of the root of age.
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Minority is about being an individual. It’s like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
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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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Set 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.
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I’m not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac’s working!
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We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we’re not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world.
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The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
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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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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It’s fragile. I don’t have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.
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With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed – that’s sort of the root of age.
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What I see in a lot of music movies, or rock ‘n’ roll movies, that feature a band is that they’re lip-synching.
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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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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.
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It’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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