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.
BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG
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.
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - 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].”](https://minimalistquotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/when-we-were-making-the-record-i-just-decided-at-t-683x1024.jpg)
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - The record [American Idiot ] felt special to us, when we recorded it, with all of the artwork and the concept behind it and it being a rock opera, but we didn’t really know where it was going to go.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-record-american-idiot-felt-special-to-us-when-.jpg)
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![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - I think that’s the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock ‘n’ roll movies. They’re playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock ‘n’ roll bad together.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/i-think-thats-the-big-difference-between-this-one-.jpg)
![Billie Joe Armstrong Quote - 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.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/the-main-thing-about-the-character-in-the-ordinary.jpg)