One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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No one’s really happy anyway, it’s not human.
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You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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Nobody leaves this band unless it’s in a coffin
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A man once asked me, what’s punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that’s punk. He kicked over a trash can and then asked me again, Is that punk? I replied no. That’s just trendy.
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When someone is in a car accident and they’re driving at 100 mph, drunk, who’s tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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She smashes her knuckles into winter As autumn’s wind fades into black She is the saint of all the sinners, the one whose fallen through the cracks… (iViva la Gloria!)
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn’t really know where it was going to go.
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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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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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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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Our passion is our strength.
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I’m the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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