We had a lot of fun together. We really were in sync with each other, a lot.Madisyn Shipman is a great kid.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWe had a lot of fun together. We really were in sync with each other, a lot.Madisyn Shipman is a great kid.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGYou can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGTo do something that you feel in your heart that’s great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that’s successful is a series of mistakes.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGHistory will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI’d love to go to art school. I’d love to learn how to draw. I’d love to be fluent in Spanish. I’d like to be a brain surgeon.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGMaking mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWe stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGAlways move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThey have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGIt’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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGNobody leaves this band unless it’s in a coffin
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGMadisyn [Shipman] was great. She’s a really talented kid. We got along great. It was fun, in between scenes, I’d pull out my iPod and show her different old rock ‘n’ roll and punk stuff, and she was really into it.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGPunk 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 ARMSTRONGI threw a big-ass party. It turned out a bit different from Perry’s [in That’s Ordinary World], but it was pretty nuts. It wasn’t me that threw it though, my wife threw me a surprise party. So [unlike Selma Blair’s character] she didn’t forget.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThe quietest are often working-class people, people who are broke. There is a fear of losing whatever it is that you have. I come from that background.
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