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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.
- 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.
Billy Armstrong is an actor, producer, cinematographer and writer who was born in Louisiana and raised in Texas. He has worked in various projects such as Magnum P.I., Nashville, Match Me If You Can and Chaos on the Farm.
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Jan 18, 2024 · The Green Day singer opens up about his struggles with mental illness and substance abuse on his new album Saviors. He reveals how he quit drinking and feels more present and happy in his life.
Billy Armstrong is an actor, producer, writer, and director who was born in Louisiana and raised in Texas. He has worked in various projects in film, TV, theatre, and more, and graduated from The University of Mississippi with a degree in business.
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Jan 15, 2024 · 'We are the last of the rockers making a commotion,' Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong sings on its new album, 'Saviors,' 30 years after 'Dookie' made them stars.
