Punk rock isn’t supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWhen someone is in a car accident and they’re driving at 100 mph, drunk, who’s tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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The darkness is coming now god dammit!
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We’d go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.
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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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I’m not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac’s working!
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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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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Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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That was the hard part of having kids: trying to be on their schedule, then fighting to get to sleep while they are sleeping.
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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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You’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.
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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
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I was on drugs when I wrote some of my songs. It was a rough time for me, but I’m lucky enough to be one of the people who learned from that experience and moved on, where other people just got addicted and more addicted and more addicted until it killed them.
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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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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Nobody leaves this band unless it’s in a coffin
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