I’m always a work in progress.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGMy job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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I’m not going to conform to some consumer need.
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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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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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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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Madisyn [Shipman] was great. She’s a really talented kid. We got along great. It was fun, in between scenes, I’d pull out my iPod and show her different old rock ‘n’ roll and punk stuff, and she was really into it.
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One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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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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I 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.
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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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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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It’s not only exciting to watch, but you can also speak a different language with each other. It’s a music language that’s unique, compared to what other parents do, especially in their professional lives. Not everybody can talk about being an accountant.
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The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don’t think what you’re doing is punk rock.
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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 never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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