Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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A lot of people, when they talk to me, I can't wait for them to shut up. Like, shut up. you're a moron. I have nothing to say, you know?
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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Music to me is the air I breathe it's the blood that pumps through my veins that keeps me alive
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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.
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If someone falls down, pick them back up. Just because there's not a frickin camera in your face doesn't mean you don't have to look out for each other.
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I 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.
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Well, you know, I look at myself in the morning and yes, yeah I-I am a God.
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I hate television. I hate the internet. I hate cell phones. I hate cameras. I hate everything that destroys creativity.
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Dont test me, Second guess me, Protest me, You will DISAPEAR! (East Jesus of Nowhere)
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Do you have a problem? I have a gun. I'll shoot you. No problem.
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I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.
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Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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I got body lice in Germany! I'd tell you they were crabs, but I wasn't getting laid.
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And for our fans, they're just crazy people anyway. I always look at people in a Green Day shirt, and I think, 'What's wrong with that person? What kind of hang-ups does that person have?' Obviously, it's not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that they don't like it.
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When someone is in a car accident and they're driving at 100 mph, drunk, who's tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
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To me, it doesn't feel like it's just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit
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I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
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Just seeing the things on TV and the things in front of you, the amount of information coming in, and the lack of information not coming in, how could you not help but write songs about it.
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It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is called a small town: It's because not many people want to live there.
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I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.