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Just because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn’t mean you have to go feeling that way forever.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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Pushing Songwriter
People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they’ve grown old.
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Day One People Up Wake
With my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they’re really good at it.
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Music Love Play Son
Moshing and broken glass just don’t go together.
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Broken Heart Glasses Together
I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It’s the worst name in the world
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Names Rocks Thinking
With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed – that’s sort of the root of age.
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Age Pass Roots Thinking
I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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Comes Mouths Open
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].”
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Ordinary World Radio Song
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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Clubs Down Mentally Rocks
Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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Demented Like
Life isn’t pretty but it sure is beautiful.
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Beautiful Life Pretty
You can’t go voicing something if it’s just not right.
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Right Something Voicing
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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Broken Dream Pretty Video
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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Half Realized Song
Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It’s a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and you hope that someone else can understand.
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Emotional Gutters Song
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 ARMSTRONG

Fun Honest Sync Together Yourself

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