My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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 ArmstrongI loved the independent spirit of the whole experience, instead of doing a big Hollywood picture, or something like that where I would have felt more out of place.
Billie Joe ArmstrongMusic to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive
Billie Joe Armstrong