I don’t care what you do, I just don’t want to be a mud hippie like you. [From 1994 woodstock]
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWe never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I’m a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else
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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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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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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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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
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It’s not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it’s more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
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It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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Just because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.
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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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No matter what, if you’re a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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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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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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My job description is that I’m a rock star. And I’m good at it.
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