When you start getting into your politics it's like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it's always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you're taking. You're not telling people to think, you're telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.
Billie Joe ArmstrongI want to go home and just go for a long walk. And where I want to go, I have no idea
Billie Joe ArmstrongPunk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThe first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
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