I sort of enjoy the fact that I’m misunderstood most of the time. That’s fine.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONGPunk 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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With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed – that’s sort of the root of age.
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I just plug in and let go.
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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing.
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Rock ‘n’ roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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The quietest are often working-class people, people who are broke. There is a fear of losing whatever it is that you have. I come from that background.
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I’m a songwriter-I’m obligated to keep pushing myself.
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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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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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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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The day you become old is the day you’re not looking for new experiences anymore.
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If you can make your next day better than the previous one, then you will see what it really means something to you and not everything that people think you need for your life.
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The things that people do now in sports, you can’t even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.
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Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
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You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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The fact that I was taking naps in churches, in between takes of the [Ordinary World], and there was that guerilla style of filmmaking, I felt more at home with that.
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