Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGI think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
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A lot of people, when they talk to me, I can’t wait for them to shut up. Like, shut up. you’re a moron. I have nothing to say, you know?
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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What I see in a lot of music movies, or rock ‘n’ roll movies, that feature a band is that they’re lip-synching.
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they’ve grown old.
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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing.
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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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That’s where all good music comes from, I think – anything that’s likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there’s no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.
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No one’s really happy anyway, it’s not human.
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I just plug in and let go.
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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
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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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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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When you start getting into your politics it’s like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it’s always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you’re taking.
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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