Billie Joe Armstrong

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

I'm a father. It isn't just my life any more. I don't want my kid finding bottles in the house or seeing his father completely smashed.

Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of individuality.

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.

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.

For some young people, their first experience ever hearing punk rock music was playing the Green Bay Packers on 'Madden'.

There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it.

Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.

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

Our passion is our strength.

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.

Ladies, if someone touches you and you don't want them to, feel free to punch them in the fucking face!