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One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.
Billie Joe Armstrong
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Billie Joe Armstrong
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: February 17
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It would be great to do a rock opera, but using more low-fi technology. I love shitty-sounding records.
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I just open my mouth and out it comes.
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People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that they've grown old.
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I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
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My wife is the CEO of the family. I'm the fun guy, just trying to make it up as I go along.
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