Our passion is our strength.
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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The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He’s having a mid-life moment, and it’s a small moment, really.
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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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My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I’m the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
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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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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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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 never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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I like to keep my girlish figure
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And you don’t want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.
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When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.
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I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
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