Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
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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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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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The 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.
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If me and Mike Dirnt are in the same room, it's not quite right if he's not on stage with me.
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Anything that is successful is a series of mistakes.
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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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I got body lice in Germany! I'd tell you they were crabs, but I wasn't getting laid.
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With the video for Boulevard of Broken Dreams we were going for something a bit like Ladykillers, you know? Pretty and demented at the same time...like me!
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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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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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I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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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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Dont test me, Second guess me, Protest me, You will DISAPEAR! (East Jesus of Nowhere)
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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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Never run in the rain with your socks on.
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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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We put the fun back into dysfunctional.
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Do you have a problem? I have a gun. I'll shoot you. No problem.
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I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.
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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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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's okay to grow up, it's just slowing down that's the scary part. Running out of time. It's okay to grow up, but it doesn't mean you have to become like your parents.
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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.