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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
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 17
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Pretty and demented at the same time, like me.
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I hate television. I hate the internet. I hate cell phones. I hate cameras. I hate everything that destroys creativity.
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They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy.
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When we were making the record, I just decided, at the last second. I thought, This song [Ordinary World] makes a lot of sense, being on the album [Revolution Radio].
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You don't mow another man's lawn!
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I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.
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When someone is in a car accident and they're driving at 100 mph, drunk, who's tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it.
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I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard.
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I don't feel any shame I won't apologize if there ain't nowhere you can go running away from pain when you've been victimized tales from another broken home.
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If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but empty. There was an emptiness in my life.
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