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That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.

Billie Joe Armstrong

One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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Half Realized Song
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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Expectations Impact Thinking
Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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Just Missionary Position
Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Day Green Rules
Just because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.
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About Forever Mean Song
I think it’s your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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Choices Men Thinking
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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Comes Mouths Open
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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People Shut Up Waiting
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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Broken Dream Pretty Video
I’m always a work in progress.
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Always Progress Work
I got body lice in Germany! I’d tell you they were crabs, but I wasn’t getting laid.
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Body Country Lice
The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
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Playing Saws Swimming
Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
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Mistake Risk Successful
There’s an honesty in our family – my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.
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Able Honesty Kids
I’m not going to conform to some consumer need.
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Consumers Needs
There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and be successful, but if you have some kind of hope, something to hold onto, then all this will no longer be important.
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Mean Money Some Successful Teacher

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