I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

There isn't an audience in the world that Billie Joe can't command.

As long as each day comes with a nice fresh cup of Oakland Coffee then everything will be alright.

It's no use analyzing your life the whole time. Those analyses won't help you when you're dead

At the end of the day, if you follow the music, it'll take you on a really, really great journey

Early on I learned to question everything. But I feel like everything is so divisive right now. Going against the grain would be to not be divisive and be inclusive. That's the disruptive way to go about it.

I don't really give a f**k about the mainstream. The mainstream doesn't offer me anything. Why would I offer it anything? I love the world I have. I love the sort of subculture that Green Day represents.