I was on drugs when I wrote some of my songs. It was a rough time for me, but I’m lucky enough to be one of the people who learned from that experience and moved on, where other people just got addicted and more addicted and more addicted until it killed them.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGJust because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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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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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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No matter what, if you’re a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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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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Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It’s a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and you hope that someone else can understand.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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Music – that’s been my education. There’s not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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Controversy What controversy This is reality. What I see is that no matter if you’re a conservative or a liberal or whatever side you stand on, this is the reality of the situation – that people’s families and their young kids are being affected.
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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
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