Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician, singer, songwriter and actor who is best known as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, which he 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 and The Network...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionGuitarist
Date of Birth17 February 1972
CityOakland, CA
CountryUnited States of America
It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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
I can't sleep very well at night. It takes me a while to get to sleep. I could just be nocturnal. I have my nighttime witching hour where I hang out, listen to records or watch TV.
You have to search the absolute demons of your soul to make a great record.
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.
We've been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
Thats what Green Day is-there are no rules.
A guy walks up to me and asks, "What's Punk?". So I kick over a garbage can and say. "That's punk!". So he kicks over the garbage can and says, "That's Punk?", and I say, "No that's trendy!
Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary.
My job description is that I'm a rock star. And I'm good at it.
If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.
I'd love to go to art school. I'd love to learn how to draw. I'd love to be fluent in Spanish. I'd like to be a brain surgeon.
That was the hard part of having kids: trying to be on their schedule, then fighting to get to sleep while they are sleeping.
Moshing and broken glass just don't go together.