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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThe 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.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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I just plug in and let go.
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We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we’re not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world.
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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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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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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There’s nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.
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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
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Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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Some times I need to apologize, sometimes I need to admit that I ain’t right, sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut, or only say hello, sometimes I still feel I’m walking alone.
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Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.
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We’d go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.
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To me, it doesn’t feel like it’s just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit
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