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Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.
Billie Joe Armstrong
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 17
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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.
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There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them.
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I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA.
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That's where all good music comes from, I think - anything that's likely to have an impact on pop culture comes from a point where there's no expectation of it becoming anything other than personal.
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Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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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?
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