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I loved the independent spirit of the whole experience, instead of doing a big Hollywood picture, or something like that where I would have felt more out of place.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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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Album Done Ordinary World
I can’t sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
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Listen Night Nocturnal Record Sleep
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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Comes Mouths Open
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
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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Expectations Impact Thinking
Coffee is the absolute most dependably ordinary thing I could have every single day.
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Absolute Coffee Dependably Ordinary
It’s better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven’t done.
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Done Havens Regret
It’s not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it’s more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.
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Birthday Memories Older Thinking
One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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People Son Want
With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at it.
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Music Love Play Son
Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
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Mistake Risk Successful
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
I wrote a song called “Green Day” because I was smoking a lot of dope.
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Dope Smoking Song
Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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Beautiful Life Pretty
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
Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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Just Missionary Position

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