I threw a big-ass party. It turned out a bit different from Perry’s [in That’s Ordinary World], but it was pretty nuts. It wasn’t me that threw it though, my wife threw me a surprise party. So [unlike Selma Blair’s character] she didn’t forget.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGWhen 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].”
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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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I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now… its AFI-liner
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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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Punk rock isn’t supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things from getting watered down and boring.
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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you’re just boring.
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You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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We are not afraid to be entertainers.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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I have no idea where my career is going. I just make the best music that I possibly can.
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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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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time…like me!
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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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With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at 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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