Billie Joe Armstrong

Punk will never be dead to me. It's my life. I can never just drop this lifestyle. It embodies me. ”

What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt. ”

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

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

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. ”

There's an honesty in our family - my kids and I are able to talk about things without me putting the fear of God into them. ”

If you have children, you don't want to have drugs and drinks in the house. It's just not good. ”

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. ”

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