Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes

United States, Musician
February 17, 1972

Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, playwright and actor, best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day co-founded with Mike Dirnt. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side projects Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network and The Longshot.

Also known as Singer, Songwriter, Playwright, Actor, Guitarist

To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Great
- Heart
- Mistakes
Eventually, if something pops up, that's cool, but I still wanna continue the process of learning how to be a good actor.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Up
- Good
- Learning

I'm a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Rock
- Represent
- Roller
Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- God
- Family
- Kids
We 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 Armstrong Green Day
- Work
- Important
- Together
My job description is that I'm a rock star. And I'm good at it.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Good
- Job
- Rock
We've been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Dream
- Band

The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you're just boring.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Boring
- Risks
What I see in a lot of music movies, or rock 'n' roll movies, that feature a band is that they're lip-synching.

Billie Joe Armstrong Green Day
- Music
- Band
- Rock