Some of the punks didn’t know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn’t worry about what anyone was going to think.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG
Controversy 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.
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He’s having a mid-life moment, and it’s a small moment, really.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-main-thing-about-the-character-in-the-ordinary.jpg)
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-think-thats-the-big-difference-between-this-one-.jpg)
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn’t really know where it was going to go.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-record-american-idiot-felt-special-to-us-when-.jpg)
