I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWhen I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.
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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
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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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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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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at it.
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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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Madisyn [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.
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No matter what, if you’re a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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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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I played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn’t want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.
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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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If you have children, you don’t want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It’s just not good.
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The 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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