Billie Armstrong Quotes

"We were watching things unfold, surrounded by all that was going on in the news and pop culture. I wanted to say the most controversial (things) I could while still keeping the songs smart and articulate. And there's a sense of humor there, which makes it more inviting than if I were just pointing fingers."

"The most dramatic entrance for an autograph was probably when I was in Edmonton Alberta Canada or... whatever, and she jumped on my back and asked for the autograph. She was so cool and she said she wanted to be in a band... Well, whoever that was, I totally support you!"

"It's challenging your own fear to really start to get into things. To walk off this planet, I want to say something or know I had something in my career that wasn't just fluff, something that's powerful and meaningful."

"I didn't graduate from any of them (Colleges) and look at me now mom!"

"I've been married for 11 years. When you have children, the picture changes all of a sudden, you become protective. It's an instinct, your anger: you almost act out mentally in a violent way to protect the things that mean most to you."

"School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect and nobody's perfect so why bother."

"We're always into that. It breaks down the wall between the band and the audience. It's a dream come true for the people who get onstage, but also for the people who watch it because they're seeing somebody who is one of their own. Sometimes it turns out great, sometimes it's a complete disaster. But even when it sounds bad, it's sometimes even better because there's a certain charm to it."

"School is practice for future life, practice makes perfect and nobodys perfect, so why practice?"

"Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere."

"It's nice to know that rock music still has a place on MTV."

"It's great to know that rock music still has a place at MTV."

"It's great to know rock music still has a place on MTV."

"It's nice to know rock music still has a place at MTV."

"It's nice to know rock music still has a place at MTV,"

"It's great to know that rock music still has a place on MTV,"

"It's great to know rock music still has a place on MTV,"

"It's great to know that rock music still has a place at MTV,"

"I just want to acknowledge that pop radio playing rock music is a very big deal to me, so thank you very much."

"Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a life-style. There are a lot of bands around who claim to be punk and they only play the music, they have no clue what it's all about. It's a life-style I chose for myself."

"Don't believe everything you see on television, and stick it to the man."