When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, “This song [“Ordinary World”] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio].”
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGOne thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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What kind of hang-ups does that person have?’ Obviously, it’s not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.
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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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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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That’s the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It’s totally unpredictable.
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My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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Just because you’re in the missionary position don’t make you no missionary.
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There’s an honesty in our family – my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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Our passion is our strength.
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Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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When all else fails…be a rockstar
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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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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.
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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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