I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGThe musical is amazing. i mean,i don’t throw around that word very often unless im talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities. IGN Interview May 2009
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you’ll end up saying you hate them just because you’re so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.
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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.
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I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
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She smashes her knuckles into winter As autumn’s wind fades into black She is the saint of all the sinners, the one whose fallen through the cracks… (iViva la Gloria!)
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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Music – that’s been my education. There’s not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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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 brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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Every night I play as if my life depends on it.
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Minority is about being an individual. It’s like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life.
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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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You’re not telling people to think, you’re telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.
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I got body lice in Germany! I’d tell you they were crabs, but I wasn’t getting laid.
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