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I never thought being obnoxious would get me where I am today.
Billie Joe Armstrong
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 17
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I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA.
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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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