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Billie Joe Armstrong, born on February 17, 1972, is a renowned musician from the United States. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist of the iconic punk rock band Green Day, known for its blend of punk and pop elements. Armstrong has had a significant impact in the music industry, with his work deeply loved by fans around the world.

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“We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.”

People Thinking Want Political Band

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“I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.”

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“I don't like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn't it sick?”

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“The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.”

Thinking Rocks Punk Punk Rock

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“There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and be successful, but if you have some kind of hope, something to hold onto, then all this will no longer be important. If you can make your next day better than the previous one, then you will see what it really means something to you and not everything that people think you need for your life.”

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“I think the working-class part of me comes out. Sometimes the people who have the loudest mouths are upper-class, upper-middle-class. The quietest are often working-class people, people who are broke. There is a fear of losing whatever it is that you have. I come from that background.”

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“That's where all good music comes from, I think - anything that's likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there's no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.”

Thinking Culture Becoming Expectations Impact Pops Pop Culture

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“I think everybody should get married. Boys and girls. Girls and boys. Boys and boys! Girls and girls! Shouldn't we all be entitled to a family-Civil rights baby it's civil rights. It doesn't get any better here in Berkeley I'll tell you that.”

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“People think we really look good. I think that's the biggest misconception people have.”

People Thinking Looks Misconception

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“It's not necessarily getting older or the change that comes with it, I think it's more about the memories that you have. Where you can look at your life in these eras.”

Thinking Looks Memories Eras Getting Old Getting Older

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“With age, it really becomes thinking about how time has passed - that's sort of the root of age.”

Thinking Age Roots

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“I think that's the big difference between this one [Ordinary World] and a lot of the other rock 'n' roll movies. They're playing to tape, but Fred Armisen and I were actually in a rock 'n' roll bad together. I also really related to the character, especially when it came to the parenting part. I'm a pretty klutzy parent.”

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“The main thing about the character [in the Ordinary World] is that he loves music, and he shares it with his daughter. He's having a mid-life moment, and it's a small moment, really. I think that the character actually really loves where he's at, in his life. He's just trying to have it make a little bit more sense while he figures out what he actually wants to do with it.”

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“When you start getting into your politics it's like you have to be vulnerable and you have to be sort of sensitive. Because if it's always like straight aggression all the time, there becomes no empathy for the stance that you're taking. You're not telling people to think, you're telling them what to think. And also you have to be honest with yourself on that, too.”

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“I think people are born bisexual, and it's just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of 'Oh, I can't'. They say it's taboo. It's ingrained in our heads that it's bad, when it's not bad at all. It's a very beautiful thing.”

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“I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It's the worst name in the world”

Thinking World Names Worst Rocks

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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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“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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“We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing. Some of the punks didn't know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn't worry about what anyone was going to think.”

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“I think the little bush is a bit stupid and more or less the puppet of his old man.”

Thinking Men Littles Bits Stupid Old Man Puppets

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Born: February 17, 1972
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 183

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