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Billie Joe Armstrong
Billie Joe Armstrong is an American musician, songwriter 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. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side projects Foxboro Hot Tubs, the Network, the Longshot an…
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entertainment · American rock musician and songwriter (born 1972) · singer-songwriter · guitarist · record producer · stage actor · singer · composer · television actor · film actor · mandolinist · rock musician · also Billie Joe Armstrong, Billie Joe, Reverend Strychnine Twitch, William Joseph Armstrong, Armstrong
Born 17 February 1972 · Q712592
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2026· 13 entries
que.es: Courtney Love: nuevo disco con Michael Stipe y Billie Joe
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Manila Bulletin: Liza Soberano fangirls over Billie Joe Armstrong at 'Nimrod' premiere
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Yahoo: Learn the all-purpose passing chord – the get-out-of-jail-free hack used by Kurt Cobain and Billie Joe Armstrong
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musicopolis.es: Billie Joe Armstrong encabeza un supergrupo punk en homenaje al 50.º aniversario de los Ramones
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Rock Celebrities: Billie Joe Armstrong Names the Green Day Song He Changed the Lyrics To
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IMDb: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong On How His Son Helped Make ‘Nimrods’ Feel “Current,” Potential Of ‘American Idiot’ Movie Musical: “We Talk About It”
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The Lufkin Daily News: Green Day – from left, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool – perform at the 1994 edition of Woodstock.
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IndieWire: When Billie Joe Armstrong Asks You to Make a Green Day Movie, You Don’t Say No
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Contactmusic: Billie Joe Armstrong provides update on potential American Idiot movie
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Wikimetal: Green Day não era uma banda política, diz Billie Joe Armstrong
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Rolling Stone: Billie Joe Armstrong Tells ICE Agents to ‘Quit Their Shitty Ass Job’ at Green Day’s Pre-Super Bowl Gig
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Marshall released the 1959BJA Billie Joe Armstrong Artist Signature amplifier, the brand's first signature amp model in fourteen years
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2025· 3 entries
American Songwriter: Billie Joe Armstrong Nearly Fights Fan Wielding a Squirt Gun During Hurricane Festival Set
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Uproxx: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong Joined The Go-Go’s At Coachella 2025 For A Surprise Duet Of ‘Head Over Heels’
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Armstrong became part-owner of the Oakland Ballers in the Pioneer League, an independent baseball league
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2024· 3 entries
The New York Times: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong slams A’s owner John Fisher at San Francisco show
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Snopes.com rated the claim “A photo shared online in late July 2024 showed Green Day singer Billie Joe Armstrong holding up a fake severed head of Donald Trump two weeks after the attempted assassination of the former president.” Miscaptioned.
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Green Day saw several Las Vegas radio stations pull their songs after Armstrong described the city as a "shithole" following the relocation of the Oakland Athletics to the city
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2020· 2 entries
Released album “No Fun Mondays”.
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“You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory”
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2019· 3 entries
“s lineup consists of Kevin Preston and David S. Field of the band Prima Donna on lead guitar and drums, respectively, and longtime Green Day live member Jeff Matika on bass. In 2019, Armstrong co-wrote and performed the track”
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Armstrong co-wrote and performed the track "Strangers & Thieves" on the album Sunset Kids by Jesse Malin
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MXR released Armstrong's signature overdrive pedal, the Dookie Drive, which aimed to reproduce his dual-Marshall setup and was decorated with the cover art from the Dookie album
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2014· 1 entry
Armstrong joined the Replacements for a number of shows beginning on April 19 at Coachella
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2013· 3 entries
Released album “Foreverly”.
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Armstrong appeared on Season 3 of NBC's The Voice as an assistant mentor for Christina Aguilera's team
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Armstrong and singer-songwriter Norah Jones released the album Foreverly, consisting of covers of songs from the Everly Brothers' album Songs Our Daddy Taught Us
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2012· 5 entries
During a Green Day performance at Las Vegas' iHeartRadio Music Festival, Armstrong became agitated onstage and stopped the band's set midway through their performance of the 1994 hit song "Basket Case"
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Green Day released a trio of albums: ¡Uno
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And is a TV Yellow double-cutaway Junior
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“A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!”
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“The people that you grew up and braved the trials of high school with will always hold a special place. Through all the BS of high school you hope that your friends had the time of their life, and that's what the song is talking about”
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2009· 3 entries
American Idiot was adapted into a Broadway musical, also called American Idiot
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Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, the band's second rock opera, which was another commercial success
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Armstrong formed a band called Rodeo Queens, along with members of Green Day and NYC punk rocker Jesse Malin
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2007· 1 entry
And have performed intermittent live shows ever since
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2006· 1 entry
“We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we're not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world”
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2004· 1 entry
Green Day debuted American Idiot, their first rock opera
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2003· 1 entry
Renting a small apartment in the East Village of Manhattan
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1997· 2 entries
“Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)”
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Armstrong co-founded Adeline Records, a rock and punk rock record label which had, in recent years, been managed by Pat Magnarella, Green Day's manager
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1995· 1 entry
While their second son Jakob was born on September 12, 1998
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1994· 1 entry
With Nesser discovering that she was pregnant the day after their wedding
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1993· 1 entry
Armstrong played live several times with California punk band Rancid
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1991· 1 entry
Armstrong joined the band Pinhead Gunpowder, consisting of bassist Bill Schneider, drummer Aaron Cometbus, and fellow vocalist/guitarist Sarah Kirsch
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1990· 3 entries
Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis
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Armstrong provided lead guitar and backing vocals on three songs for the Lookouts' final EP, IV, which featured Tré Cool on drums
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Which were later combined with 1,000 Hours into the compilation 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours in 1991
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1989· 1 entry
Green Day released their debut EP, 1,000 Hours, through Lookout
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1987· 1 entry
Aged 15, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend Mike Dirnt
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1982· 1 entry
When Armstrong was 10 years old
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1972· 2 entries
Born 1972-02-17.
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The youngest of six children of Ollie Jackson (born 1932) and Andrew Marsicano Armstrong (1928–1982)
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