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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.
Billie Joe Armstrong
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 17
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We never fit in completely to [the punk] scene because we were writing love songs that were heartfelt and endearing. Some of the punks didn't know what to make of us, but I finally realized that was what made us punk. We sang what we meant, from the heart, and didn't worry about what anyone was going to think.
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The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.
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Time passes by like lightning. Before you know it you're struck down.
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We've been a band for 16 years. This is what you dream about.
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My brother David was a great athlete and I knew there was no way I could live up to that.
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I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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