Green Day Quotes
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Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it.
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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.
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When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, "This song ["Ordinary World"] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio]."
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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I'm always a work in progress.
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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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It's fun until someone gets hurt...then it's hilarious.
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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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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.
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I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself.
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You just can't pull out the gun and blow the TV away anymore 'cause the baby might be sleeping.
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Songs are like a form of chaos that you can control. It's a form of intelligence that maybe you only understand and you hope that someone else can understand. And you can be anyone you want: you can be as grandiose as you want or you can be as down in the gutter as you want. It's just sort of whatever emotional freeway you're on at the time.
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I never completed high school and I am very rich and very successful.
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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 approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't have a lot of finesse when it comes to my guitar playing.
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The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you're just boring.
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When I listen to songs, I can smell a rat. I like songs that speak to me with some deeper truth.
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I just tried to give somebody a chance to catch it. He almost caught it.
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I'm an optimist, so I believe in some sort of life after death; I don't know what kind.
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Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary.
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I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good excuse to watch cartoons.
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I'm not exactly sure how many kids I have, but yes, I do miss them officially, for the record. In case any of them are listening, I love you.
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I'm a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else.
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Music has never been at a better time then it is right now, we're really lucky to be a part of this wonderful thing called music.