All Billie Joe Armstrong Quotes
- School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect, so why practice? Future
- Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything. Better
- I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine. Enjoy
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality. Been
- There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it. Depends
- 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… Band
- Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle. Inspirational
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. Angry
- A punk concert isn't fun without a pit. Concert
- I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today. Inspirational
- What annoys the hell out of me is the arrogance of some people. They don't even listen to our music, they decided in advance that… Advance
- If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. Children
- Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me. Dead
- Our passion is our strength. Funny
- No one's really happy anyway, it's not human. Happiness
- People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old. Afraid
- Moshing and broken glass just don't go together. Broken
- I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles… Explore
- Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted. Been
- There are a lot of bands who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about.… All
- 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… Aggravation
- If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life. Emptiness
- I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely… Any
- 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… Acoustic
- I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward. Inward