I was on drugs when I wrote some of my songs. It was a rough time for me, but I’m lucky enough to be one of the people who learned from that experience and moved on, where other people just got addicted and more addicted and more addicted until it killed them.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGPunk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time…like me!
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Punk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point.
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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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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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Music to me is the air I breathe it’s the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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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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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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It’s not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it’s more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
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I don’t like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn’t it sick?
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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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The things that people do now in sports, you can’t even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.
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