The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn’t really know where it was going to go.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGHistory will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Our passion is our strength.
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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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I’m always a work in progress.
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I think people are born bisexual, and it’s just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of ‘Oh, I can’t’. They say it’s taboo. It’s ingrained in our heads that it’s bad, when it’s not bad at all. It’s a very beautiful thing.
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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 stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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The musical is amazing. i mean,i don’t throw around that word very often unless im talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities. IGN Interview May 2009
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Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
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We had a lot of fun together. We really were in sync with each other, a lot.Madisyn Shipman is a great kid.
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We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we’re not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world.
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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I have no idea where my career is going. I just make the best music that I possibly can.
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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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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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