The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGAnything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, “This song [“Ordinary World”] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio].”
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School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody’s perfect, so why practice?
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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’m always a work in progress.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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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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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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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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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
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My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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We had a lot of fun together. We really were in sync with each other, a lot.Madisyn Shipman is a great kid.
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If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you’ll end up saying you hate them just because you’re so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.
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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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It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
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