I think the working-class part of me comes out. Sometimes the people who have the loudest mouths are upper-class, upper-middle-class.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGYou’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.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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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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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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When all else fails…be a rockstar
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I’m not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac’s working!
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Punk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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A man once asked me, what’s punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that’s punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That’s just trendy.
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I don’t care what you do, I just don’t want to be a mud hippie like you. [From 1994 woodstock]
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That’s where all good music comes from, I think – anything that’s likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there’s no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.
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You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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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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It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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