We're not a political band. We don't want to tell people what to do or what to think. We just want to tell them to think.

Quote by Billie Joe Armstrong

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I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't...

I approach playing acoustic guitar more of as a percussive instrument. It's fragile. I don't...

People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that...

People are so damned afraid that one day they might wake up and discover that...

The most dramatic entrance for an autograph was probably when I was in Edmonton Alberta...

The most dramatic entrance for an autograph was probably when I was in Edmonton Alberta...

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me...

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me...

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but...

If I look at my old lyrics, they seem to be full of rage, but...

Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.

Always move forward, going straight will get you nowhere.

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so...

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so...

I'm very monogamous.

I'm very monogamous.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

Punk is not just the sound, the music. Punk is a lifestyle.

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

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

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

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...

I don't want to limit myself musically. It would be really limiting if we'd neglect...

I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to...

I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to...

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

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

The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.

The thing is, acoustic could be like a four-letter word to a lot of kids.

All great rock bands have a little dirt in their faces.

All great rock bands have a little dirt in their faces.