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

We put everything we had into this record, just like we do with every other record that we make.

Billie Joe Armstrong

A punk concert isn't fun without a pit.

Billie Joe Armstrong

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Billie Joe Armstrong

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt.

Billie Joe Armstrong

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.

Billie Joe Armstrong

When I signed that major-label contract when I was 20 years old. I did it because I wanted to play music for the rest of my life. That's every 20-year-old's dream - to do whatever the hell you want.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

Billie Joe Armstrong

Moshing and broken glass just don't go together.

Billie Joe Armstrong

The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.

Billie Joe Armstrong

No one's really happy anyway, it's not human.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I don't like LA. The majority just seem to be so artificial. Look at how they worship everything they think is fashionable. Isn't it sick?

Billie Joe Armstrong

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

Billie Joe Armstrong

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

Billie Joe Armstrong

People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 of music.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 guitar playing.

Billie Joe Armstrong

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 they don't like it.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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. It's a lifestyle. It's not about popularity and all that crap.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I hate celebrities. I really hate them.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 think.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm very monogamous.

Billie Joe Armstrong

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 smashed.

Billie Joe Armstrong

In every song I write, whether it's a love song or a political song or a song about family, the one thing that I find is feeling lost and trying to find your way.

Billie Joe Armstrong

School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. But nobody's perfect, so why practice?

Billie Joe Armstrong

If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.

Billie Joe Armstrong

I'm not going to conform to some consumer need.

Billie Joe Armstrong

There are always young bands playing in their garages. A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is that you're not supposed to always know. It's subterranean.

Billie Joe Armstrong