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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGIt’s okay to grow up, it’s just slowing down that’s the scary part. Running out of time. It’s okay to grow up, but it doesn’t mean you have to become like your parents.
More Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak.
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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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Controversy What controversy This is reality. What I see is that no matter if you’re a conservative or a liberal or whatever side you stand on, this is the reality of the situation – that people’s families and their young kids are being affected.
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Punk will never be dead to me. It’s my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.
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I don’t like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn’t it sick?
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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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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you’re just boring.
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When I was done with the movie [Ordinary World], I felt really compelled to start working on another album. Little did I know, they were going to come out back to back.
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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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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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You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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The darkness is coming now god dammit!
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We’ve been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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