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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.

Billie Joe Armstrong

No matter what, if you’re a parent, you have to make sacrifices.
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Matter Parent Sacrifice
I’m always a work in progress.
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Always Progress Work
‎The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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Anymore Become Experiences New
My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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Athlete Brother Way
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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Comes Mouths Open
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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Children Drugs Good House
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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Background Broke People Quested The Question
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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Majority Sick Thinking
When 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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Album Done Ordinary World
I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
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Names Rocks Thinking
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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Punk Rocks Thinking
Music – that’s been my education. There’s not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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Education Granted Music
The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He’s having a mid-life moment, and it’s a small moment, really.
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Character Daughter Thinking
Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Day Green Rules
Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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Dangerous Fun Rocks Roll
Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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Beautiful Life Pretty

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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