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Learn about the life and career of Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer and songwriter of Green Day. Find out his musical influences, projects, awards, and personal details.
- He’s probably one of the first blue collar punks. As well as being a budding jazz musician, Billie Joe’s father, Andy Armstrong, was also a truck driver for Safeway Inc.
- He has a special, long-standing connection to ‘Blue’ At the age of 10, Billie Joe bought his first guitar. Given to him by his mother, Ollie Jackson, the Fernandes Stratocaster copy was given the name ‘Blue’, and the guitar has been played for part of every single Green Day concert the band has ever played.
- He and Mike Dirnt go way back. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close.
- His mum liked her job, actually. Billie Joe would in time feel guilty about the lines ‘My mother said to get a job, but she don’t like the one she got’, from Longview.
- “409 in Your Coffeemaker” Slappy EP (1990) I’d just dropped out of high school, and I was feeling really lost — like a daydreamer who was being left behind.
- “2000 Light Years Away” Kerplunk (1992) The first tour that Green Day ever went on, I met my wife, Adrienne, at a house party in Minneapolis. She asked for an address because we had run out of our vinyl.
- “Welcome to Paradise” Kerplunk (1992); Dookie (1994) I had moved out of my house in the suburbs to West Oakland, into a warehouse that was rat-infested and in a really fucked-up neighborhood, with a lot of crazy punks and friends.
- “She” Dookie (1994) I had a girlfriend named Amanda, this Cal student. I learned a lot about feminism through her. She gave me an education that I think was very timely for me.
Learn about the life and career of Billie Joe Armstrong, the lead singer and songwriter of Green Day. Find out his musical influences, collaborations, awards, and personal details on IMDb.
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Jan 21, 2024 · Green Day has been critical of American society for decades, and its new album, "Saviors" is no exception. Frontman Billie Joe Armstrong talks with NPR's Ayesha Rascoe about it.
Apr 22, 2021 · The frontman of the iconic punk band reflects on his career, from his early days at Gilman Street to his latest covers album. He shares his favorite songs, albums, memories, and regrets in this interview and podcast.
Mar 19, 2024 · In this Guitar World interview, the Green Day frontman reveals how he and his band mates made a monumental rock opera in 2004, inspired by rock classics and their own disillusionment. He also talks about his guitar gear, solos and the reaction to their new sound.
