I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThis never gets old, and when it does, I'll go do a movie. I like the fact that I can get into other projects because everything feels fresh when I come back to music.
Billie Joe ArmstrongWith my family, my sons both love music and play music, and they're really good at it.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThere 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 ArmstrongIt's better to regret something you have done than to regret something you haven't done.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThe first time I ever saw him play, Tre Cool was wearing a tutu and an old-womans swimming cap.
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 ArmstrongThat's the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It's totally unpredictable.
Billie Joe ArmstrongMusic - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
Billie Joe ArmstrongI'm an idiot anyway, but sometimes you feel like an idiot times ten when you're stoned.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThe 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 ArmstrongThe thing is, my education was music. I knew I'd be playing music no matter what. That's all I thought about, I was obsessed with it. I'm still obsessed with it. It gets the best of me sometimes.
Billie Joe ArmstrongIf Britney Spears would paint her ass green, I'm sure you would spot green asses all over L.A., as soon as the word was out.
Billie Joe ArmstrongWe stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing. We'd go through the script together, rehearsing it before every shot with the other actors. He was just easy to work with. We were able to put it in my language, which was really important.
Billie Joe ArmstrongI'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 ArmstrongA 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!
Billie Joe ArmstrongIn one of the scenes [in the Ordinary World], you can see a little cameo of my son, who's in the party. You've just gotta bring it all back home.
Billie Joe ArmstrongJust because you sing songs about a certain feeling doesn't mean you have to go feeling that way forever. You can sing about that for the rest of your life, but that doesn't mean things aren't going to change in your own life.
Billie Joe ArmstrongOne thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
Billie Joe ArmstrongThere were a couple of times, leading up to shooting [Ordinary World], where I was like, "Oh, my god, what did I get myself into? Hopefully, I don't ruin this guy's precious script." And then, after a couple of days of shooting, I started getting in the groove of it and it was really fun. I love being a rookie at stuff. It makes it feel vital. I love doing things I've never done before, and I love making stuff.
Billie Joe ArmstrongSome times I need to apologize, sometimes I need to admit that I ain't right, sometimes I should just keep my mouth shut, or only say hello, sometimes I still feel I'm walking alone.
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 ArmstrongWe're gonna get high, high, high, when we're low. The fires burn from better days. She scream why, oh why? I said I don't know!
Billie Joe ArmstrongCoffee is the absolute most dependably ordinary thing I could have every single day.
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