We do have American Idiot picked up by HBO and I wrote the record and concept to it. [We have] the writer Rolin Jones and [director] Michael Mayer [who also directed the Broadway production], so we'll see what happens.
Billie Joe ArmstrongI think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It's the worst name in the world
Billie Joe ArmstrongIf I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThe 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. It's like I always say, you just follow the music. Not only was American Idiot a special moment for us, but it also led to Ordinary World, too.
Billie Joe Armstrong