Billie Joe Armstrong quotes

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist, best known as the frontman of the punk rock band Green Day. His energetic performances and distinctive voice have made a significant impact on modern rock music. He continues to influence generations of musicians and fans around the world. Here are 70 of his quotes:

I hate celebrities. I really hate them. (Billie Joe Armstrong)
Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything. View quote
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School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobodys perfect, so why practice? View quote
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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. View quote
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No one's really happy anyway, it's not human. View quote
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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? View quote
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. View quote
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There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it. View quote
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A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!' View quote
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I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions. View quote
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We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think. View quote
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. View quote
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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today. View quote
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Our passion is our strength. (Billie Joe Armstrong)
We put everything we had into this record, just like we do with every other record that we make. View quote
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Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. View quote
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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life. View quote
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I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward. View quote
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Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong - Image
Photo: Sven-Sebastian Sajak (Sven0705), CC BY-SA 3.0
Occupation: American Singer
Born: February 17, 1972
Quotes count: 70
Wikipedia: Billie Joe Armstrong

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