Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes

A collection of quotes by Billie Joe Armstrong.

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day. He was born on February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California.

Armstrong formed Green Day in 1986 with his childhood friend Mike Dirnt, and they later recruited drummer TrÃ© Cool. The band gained major success with their 1994 album "Dookie," which featured hit songs like "Basket Case" and "When I Come Around." This seminal record catapulted Green Day to international fame and established Armstrong as a prominent figure in punk rock.

Throughout his career, Armstrong has been known for his energetic stage presence, rebellious lyrics, and distinct voice. He continued to create critically acclaimed music with Green Day, releasing albums like "American Idiot" (2004) and "21st Century Breakdown" (2009), which further solidified the band's influence in the rock genre.

Apart from Green Day, Armstrong has engaged in various musical projects, including the side project The Longshot and collaborations with other artists. He has also delved into acting, with notable appearances on Broadway in the rock musical "American Idiot" and the film adaptation "Ordinary World."

Billie Joe Armstrong's contribution to music and his outspokenness on social and political issues have made him an influential figure in the punk rock scene. He continues to create music, advocate for causes he believes in, and inspire generations of musicians around the world.

The first time that you escape from home or the small town t

The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there.

Billie Joe Armstrong

In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a politic

In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing that I find is feeling lost and trying to find your way.

Billie Joe Armstrong

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect a

School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What i

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

Billie Joe Armstrong

There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to

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.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw.

I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in Spanish. I'd like to be a brain surgeon.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want m

I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.

Billie Joe Armstrong

For some young people, their first experience ever hearing p

For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'.

Billie Joe Armstrong

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, yo

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Inspirational Musician Green Day

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, bu

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.

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Life Past Emptyness

Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure

Set lists are tough because you come up with this structure of how the songs are going to go from one to the next, but at the same time, you have to be spontaneous and take requests and change the set list at the drop of a hat.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Our passion is our strength.

Our passion is our strength.

Billie Joe Armstrong

And you don't want to always write about politics just for t

And you don't want to always write about politics just for the sake of writing about politics.

Billie Joe Armstrong

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only

There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really l

I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles of music.

Billie Joe Armstrong

The things that people do now in sports, you can't even beli

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.

Billie Joe Armstrong

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some peop

What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

Billie Joe Armstrong

A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It'

A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is that you're not supposed to always know. It's subterranean.

Billie Joe Armstrong

School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfec

School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. But nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Billie Joe Armstrong