I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGSet lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.
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There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
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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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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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I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
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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 you start getting into your politics it’s like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it’s always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you’re taking.
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Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
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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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I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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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’m always a work in progress.
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Minority is about being an individual. It’s like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
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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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I have no idea where my career is going. I just make the best music that I possibly can.
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