You can’t change the wind but you can set your sails.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThe 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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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.
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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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I can’t sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
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Every night I play as if my life depends on it.
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No matter what, if you’re a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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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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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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Music to me is the air I breathe it’s the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive
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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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With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed – that’s sort of the root of age.
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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Some of the punks didn’t know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn’t worry about what anyone was going to think.
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I think it’s your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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I just plug in and let go.
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