Green Day Quotes
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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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History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.
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I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA.
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They should legalize pot! Do it! DO IT!
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I had trouble fitting in, in a musical sense. A lot of drummers get sidetracked by the instrument. It can engulf you.
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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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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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Well, you know, I look at myself in the morning and yes, yeah I-I am a God.
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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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Some day dogs will take over the world!!!
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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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I just want to write good songs that people love, which is a tough thing to do.
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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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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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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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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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I used to drink beer and smoke pot before I played. Now I drink tequila and smoke pot. So it's a little different...
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You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.
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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.
