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Billie Joe Armstrong

(1972) Mandolinist United States

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Billie Joe Armstrong is a mandolinist from the United States, best known for Foreverly.

Quick Facts About Billie Joe Armstrong

Born: February 17, 1972
Nationality: United States
Profession: Mandolinist
Notable works: Foreverly
Spouse: Adrienne Armstrong

About Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter and actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. 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, the Network, the Longshot and the Coverups. Armstrong has been considered by critics as one of the greatest punk rock guitarists of all time, as well as one of the greatest punk rock singers of all time.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Billie Joe Armstrong · Page 4

We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing. Some of…

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Endearing

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Honest is the greatest part in life

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Life

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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

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Lifestyle

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Eventually, if something pops up, that's cool, but I still wanna continue the process of learning how to be a good actor.

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Actors

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Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary.

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Inspirational

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We stayed very close to each other [with Leek Kirk], and Lee was amazing. We'd go through the script together, rehearsing it…

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Able

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Punk rock isn't supposed to be for everyone. There is that sort of private club mentality, which is necessary. It keeps things…

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Boring

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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

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American

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We put the fun back into dysfunctional

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Fun

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Slipknot sounds like Tre choking on a hairball.

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Choke

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You can't go voicing something if it's just not right.

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Ifs

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That's the gamble that you make when you decide to become a rock musician. It's totally unpredictable.

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Gamble

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I hate celebrities. I really hate them.

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Hate

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Minority is about being an individual. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that…

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Darkness

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“It's okay to be a loser, it just depends on how good you are at being one.”

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Humor

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When I signed that major-label contract when I was 20 years old. I did it because I wanted to play music for…

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Because

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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…

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Aggravation

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

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Bits

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I like to keep my girlish figure

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Figures

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Rock 'n' roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.

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Dangerous

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All great rock bands have a little dirt in their faces.

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Rock bands

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A man once asked me, what's punk? I kicked over a trash can and said that's punk. He kicked over a trash…

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Men

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I'm very monogamous.

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Monogamous

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The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings…

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Athlete

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My job description is that I'm a rock star. And I'm good at it.

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