Top 51 Quotes by Billie Joe Armstrong

I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

I sort of enjoy the fact that I'm misunderstood most of the time. That's fine.

I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect something we really want to do, like explore other styles of music.

If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions.

I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football.

The thing about punk is that there are purists. Once you start going outside of that, they don't think what you're doing is punk rock.

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.

Formats are constantly changing, and there are really no rules for the way you put your records out anymore.

A punk concert isn't fun without a pit.

I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.