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Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician and actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987.
Jan 17, 2024 · The Green Day frontman opens up about his 29-year marriage to Adrienne, his sons Joey and Jakob, and their influence on his music. He also reveals how he and his wife have overcome challenges and grown stronger together over the years.
- 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.
Jan 18, 2024 · The Green Day singer opens up about his struggles and recovery on the band's new album Saviors, out Jan. 19. He says he quit drinking and feels more present and happy without alcohol.
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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, collaborations, awards, and personal details on IMDb.
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.
