A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It’s below the radar. The beauty of it is that you’re not supposed to always know. It’s subterranean.
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.
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And you don’t want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.
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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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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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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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A lot of people, when they talk to me, I can’t wait for them to shut up. Like, shut up. you’re a moron. I have nothing to say, you know?
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Hopefully, I don’t ruin this guy’s precious script.” And then, after a couple of days of shooting,
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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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Our passion is our strength.
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If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you’ll end up saying you hate them just because you’re so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.
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I’m always a work in progress.
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The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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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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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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Punk will never be dead to me. It’s my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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