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I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I think it’s your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Choices Men Thinking
‎The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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Anymore Become Experiences New
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Comes Mouths Open
I’m always a work in progress.
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Always Progress Work
Just because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

About Forever Mean Song
You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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Demon Records Soul
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?
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

People Shut Up Waiting
That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Musicians Rock Music Rocks
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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Empathy People Thinking
That was the hard part of having kids: trying to be on their schedule, then fighting to get to sleep while they are sleeping.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Fighting Kids Sleep
We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Heart Song Writing
The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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Acoustics Four Kids
I think that’s the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock ‘n’ roll movies. They’re playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock ‘n’ roll bad together.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG

Character Country Differences Thinking
It’s okay to grow up, it’s just slowing down that’s the scary part. Running out of time. It’s okay to grow up, but it doesn’t mean you have to become like your parents.
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Growing Mean Running Up
Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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Beautiful Life Pretty
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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Ordinary World Radio Song

I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.

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