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title: "2 Being a parent Quotes By Billie Joe Armstrong"
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> [I know I'm always going to be a musician, for the rest of my life. That's for sure. It's about how you balance between being a musician and being a parent, and making it intertwined.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-know-i-m-always-going-to-be-a-musician-for-the-rest-of-my-life-that/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

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> [ I definitely related a lot to Perry \[from That's Ordinary World movie\]. I liked how he put family first. I identified with the exhaustion and klutziness that comes with being a parent, and how he's just a rock-and-roller at heart.… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-definitely-related-a-lot-to-perry-from-that-s-ordinary-world-movie/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

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## Other authors on Being a parent

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anne-lamott-13804.jpg) Anne Lamott 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-a-parent/anne-lamott/)

## More by Billie Joe Armstrong

> [You want a drumstick? Like a ice cream cone or a chicken wing!?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/you-want-a-drumstick-like-a-ice-cream-cone-or-a-chicken-wing/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [Time passes by like lightning. Before you know it you're struck down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/time-passes-by-like-lightning-before-you-know-it-you-re-struck-down/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I just wanted to get the hell out of my town. I wanted to leave with reckless abandon. I didn't care where I ended…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-just-wanted-to-get-the-hell-out-of-my-town-i-wanted-to-leave-with/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [There are many things in life that you feel you need such as television, magazines, teachers telling that you have to make money and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/there-are-many-things-in-life-that-you-feel-you-need-such-as/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/the-first-time-that-you-escape-from-home-or-the-small-town-that-you/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-think-people-are-born-bisexual-and-it-s-just-that-our-parents-and/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I was on drugs when I wrote some of my songs. It was a rough time for me, but I'm lucky enough to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-was-on-drugs-when-i-wrote-some-of-my-songs-it-was-a-rough-time-for/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I hate television. I hate the internet. I hate cell phones. I hate cameras. I hate everything that destroys creativity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-hate-television-i-hate-the-internet-i-hate-cell-phones-i-hate/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/it-s-not-necessarily-getting-older-or-the-change-that-comes-with-it-i/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I thought everybody was in on the joke. But I was the joke.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-thought-everybody-was-in-on-the-joke-but-i-was-the-joke/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I just open my mouth and out it comes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-just-open-my-mouth-and-out-it-comes/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/i-never-thought-being-obnoxious-would-get-me-where-i-am-today/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/when-someone-is-in-a-car-accident-and-they-re-driving-at-100-mph/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/history-will-tell-if-we-were-really-a-good-band-or-just-a-one-day-fly/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

> [“If someone falls down, please pick them back up. Just because there's not a camera in your face doesn't mean you don't have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billie-joe-armstrong/if-someone-falls-down-please-pick-them-back-up-just-because-there-s/)

[Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billie-joe-armstrong/)

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