Billie Joe Armstrong
singer-songwriter, guitarist, record producer, stage actor, singer, composer, television actor, film actor, mandolinist
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All Quotes by Billie Joe Armstrong
“It's okay to be a loser, it just depends on how good you are at being one.”
“You can't change the wind but you can set your sails.”
“There are always young bands playing in their garages. A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is that you're not supposed to always know. It's subterranean.”
“Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.”
“A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!'”
“Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.”
“School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. But nobody's perfect, so why practice?”
“The things that people do now in sports, you can't even believe. These are complete total athletes. To see what human beings can do in the highest level is amazing.”
“There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.”
“A lot of punk rock is not going to be in the mainstream. It's below the radar. The beauty of it is that you're not supposed to always know. It's subterranean.”
“To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistakes.”
“The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore.”