The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGYou want a drumstick? Like a ice cream cone or a chicken wing!?
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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Every night I play as if my life depends on it.
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I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love being a rookie at stuff. It makes it feel vital. I love doing things I’ve never done before, and I love making stuff.
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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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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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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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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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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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The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don’t think what you’re doing is punk rock.
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I know I’m always going to be a musician, for the rest of my life. That’s for sure. It’s about how you balance between being a musician and being a parent, and making it intertwined.
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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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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That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.
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I’m a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else
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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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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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