I wrote a song called “Green Day” because I was smoking a lot of dope.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGControversy What controversy This is reality. What I see is that no matter if you’re a conservative or a liberal or whatever side you stand on, this is the reality of the situation – that people’s families and their young kids are being affected.
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I think it’s your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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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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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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Coffee is the absolute most dependably ordinary thing I could have every single day.
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Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you.
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I started off small and then this was just the great opportunity.
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Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It’s a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and you hope that someone else can understand.
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I don’t like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn’t it sick?
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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It’s fragile. I don’t have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.
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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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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
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I played St. Jimmy on Broadway I sort of caught the acting bug. But I didn’t want to go full-bore into it because I have a lot to learn.
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