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.… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
You want a drumstick? Like a ice cream cone or a chicken wing!? — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
Time passes by like lightning. Before you know it you're struck down. — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share
The first time that you escape from home or the small town that you live in - there's a reason a small town is… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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,… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
I hate television. I hate the internet. I hate cell phones. I hate cameras. I hate everything that destroys creativity. — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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… — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today. — Billie Joe Armstrong Copy Share Image
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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…” quote by Billie Joe Armstrong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/98c/billie-joe-armstrong-1888_bits_the-main-thing-about-the-character-in-th_2595199.jpg)
