You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThat was the hard part of having kids: trying to be on their schedule, then fighting to get to sleep while they are sleeping.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I can’t sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
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Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It’s a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and you hope that someone else can understand.
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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you’re just boring.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
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It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
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We’ve been together as a group for a long time so this means a lot… we’ve done everything ourselves until this point, so thank you to everybody … do everything you f – -n’ believe in, because this is what it’s all about.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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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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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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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It’s fragile. I don’t have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.
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I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
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