And you don’t want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.
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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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I’m the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody’s perfect, so why practice?
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One thing I can’t do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
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My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that.
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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
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I just plug in and let go.
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I was on drugs when I wrote some of my songs. It was a rough time for me, but I’m lucky enough to be one of the people who learned from that experience and moved on, where other people just got addicted and more addicted and more addicted until it killed them.
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I’m not as depressed as I used to be. The Prozac’s working!
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It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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The first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you’re just boring.
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