WebBillie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. Records. So he kicks over the garbage can and says, "That's Punk? Jason White (20122016), Jason White (1999present) WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972 in Rodeo, California) is a member of the bands Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, and Pinhead Gunpowder. Occupation: Musician. I was only 22. Armstrong and Mike Pritchard's first live performance was I think people are born bisexual, and it's just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of 'Oh, I can't.' At the age of 15, he started a band with his best friend Mike Dirnt named Sweet Children. corner since "Longview" first showed up on MTV in 1994? corner since "Longview" first showed up on MTV in 1994? Before the guitar belonged to George Cole it belonged to a guy from the band Big Bang Beat. death when he was a child and how he dealt with it then and deals She became known as the "first official Green Day fan," listening to the first four-track recordings by Armstrong and Sean Hughes, encouraging the band, touring with them and acting as an occasional photographer for them. However, the friends he made during this time drank too much for his liking, which was the catalyst for Armstrong's return to the Bay Area. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk? He also uses Gretsch guitars. Green Day fan community for discussing the latest band news & sharing audio, video Along with Hillcrest Elementary, Armstrong attended Carquinez Middle School and John Swett High School, both in Crockett, California, and later transferred to Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California. A lot of time I was thinking about suicide, how it's so easy to kill yourself, but it's so hard to stay alive. Official Sites. Personnel Has a recording studio built in his basement. [51] Armstrong wrote songs for These Paper Bullets, a rock musical adaptation of Much Ado About Nothing, which premiered at Yale Repertory Theater in March 2014. Billie has made several replicas of this guitar and uses them at concerts, as the original Blue was damaged during a concert, and is too fragile to tour with today. Debut Album with Green Day: 39/Smooth (1990) First Film: Riding in Vans with Boys (2003) His mother was 40 years old when she gave birth to Billie. They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. Heres how it works. His height is 1.7 m tall, and his weight is 66 kg. "[92] The couple split in late 1991. Birthplace: Oakland, CA. Green Day fan community for discussing the latest band news & sharing audio, video Dave "E.C." 72K subscribers in the greenday community. Billie's interest in music started at a young age. It became like, OK, lets play Basket Case again. WebBillie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. I think they have this thing up their asses that we are a lesser band now. Foxboro Hot Tubs WebBillie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. Minority is about being an individual. Basket Case is about anxiety attacks and feeling like youre about to go crazy, he later explained. He is the author of Walter Trout's official biography, Rescued From Reality, a music pundit on Times Radio and BBC TV, and an interviewer who has spoken to Brian May, Jimmy Page, Ozzy Osbourne, Ronnie Wood, Dave Grohl, Marilyn Manson, Kiefer Sutherland and many more. But nobody's perfect, so why practice? His band collaborated with Bono andU2on the song "The Saints are Coming.". 72K subscribers in the greenday community. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. I think that impulsive behavior was meant to counteract the chaos in my life."[87]. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. Or why not treat yourself? "[58], In October 2016, Green Day released their album Revolution Radio. WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972 in Rodeo, California) is a member of the bands Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, and Pinhead Gunpowder. Later the band was renamed to Greenday in 1989. Many of the bands core following had voiced concerns when they left Lookout! It didnt as media sensationalists would have you believe pogo its way into the punk history books without breaking sweat. WebAge 50 years old Birth Sign Aquarius About Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk band Green Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. Money Money 2020 was released on Adeline Records, a record label co-owned by Billie. It was about being prolific for the sake of it. The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a memorial to his father. When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. !, in 2008. Rancid's lead singer, Tim Armstrong, asked Billie Joe Armstrong to join his band, but he refused due to his progress with Green Day. Then I drank my body weight in alcohol after that. It's like you have to sift through the darkness to find your place and be that individual you want to be your entire life. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, hottest people on the Earth (aside from me), Alan Ross Oller Upon its original 1994 release, the single stalled at number 55 in the UK chart, before nosediving into oblivion, while its parent album Dookie initially limped to number 141 in the US Billboard charts. They recorded their debut studio album 39/Smooth and the extended play Slappy in 1990, which were later combined with 1,000 Hours into the compilation 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours in 1991. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. "Blue" appears in a number of Green Day music videos such as "Longview", "Welcome to Paradise", "Basket Case", "Geek Stink Breath", "Stuck with Me", "Brain Stew/Jaded", "Hitchin' a Ride" and most recently in "Minority". I mean, it's something that I've always been interested in. School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. He was introduced to music at an early age and was very passionate about the music. The company sells organic coffee beans and is said to be the first company to use mass-produced compostable bags and pods. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'wikibioworth_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',670,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-wikibioworth_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Regarding age, Billie Joe Armstrong is 51 years old as of 2023. Billie Joe Experience He wrote his first song when he was five years old and met Mike Dirnt, one of his future bandmates, in his elementary school cafeteria. So I kick over a garbage can and say. They released one song, along with a video, called "Depression Times". Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me, he yelps in the chorus. [44] He discussed how, during the 21st Century Breakdown tour of 20092010, "There were meltdowns on that tour that were huge". In April 2015, Armstrong opened Broken Guitars, a guitar shop in Oakland, California with fellow Pinhead Gunpowder member and longtime Green Day associate, Bill Schneider. 2004. Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk. Billie Joe Armstrong is vocal about his disdain for organized religion. 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A guy walks up to me and asks, "What's Punk?". The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends", is a memorial to his father. Billie Joe Armstrong is vocal about his disdain for organized religion. [June 2005], Recording new material for the follow-up album to "American Idiot". He is already settled in his married life and spends quality time with his family. Armstrong says in a 1995 MTV interview, "Basically, it wasn't like guitar lessons because I never really learned how to read music. California punk band Rancid's lead singer Tim Armstrong asked Armstrong to join his band, but he refused owing to the progress with Green Day. It's not William Joseph, it's "just" Billie Joe. [38], Two days after the incident at the iHeartRadio Music Festival, Green Day announced that Armstrong was seeking treatment for an unspecified substance abuse problem. Were not going to try and write Basket Case 12 times in a row for one record, instead the frontman, and he wasnt kidding. [13], Armstrong attended Hillcrest Elementary School in Rodeo, where a teacher encouraged him to record a song titled "Look for Love" at the age of five[14] on the Bay Area label Fiat Records. He spent much of this time taking long walks and participating in jam sessions in the basement of Hi-Fi, a bar in Manhattan. He and Dirnt formed Sweet Children, which eventually became Green Day, when they were fifteen years old. Armstrong met his first serious girlfriend, Arica Pelino, at 924 Gilman Street on his 16th birthday. The first has been in production since 2006 and is modeled closely after "Floyd", Armstrong's original 1956 Les Paul Junior. Apart from working with Green Day and side-band Pinhead Gunpowder, Billie has proved himself busy in the music world, collaborating with many artists over the years. We walked around in our own clothes they just happened to be dresses. Joseph Marciano Joey Armstrong, born on February 28, 1995, presently plays drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS. However, Billie Joe Armstrong was credited as a co-writer on Rancid's 1993 song, Radio. I had a kid at the same time, and I was married. He states that his favorite guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior he calls "Floyd". memorial to his father. | And I wasnt. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. We wrote that record when I was 18, 19 years old, and it was at a time before punk became mainstream. It needs to be changed.it needs a kick in the ass. It was about being prolific for the sake of it. [25] Between these two projects, Armstrong was the lead vocalist of the Green Day side project Foxboro Hot Tubs, who formed in 2007 and have performed intermittent live shows ever since. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). That same year, they released their debut EP 1,000 Hours through Lookout Records. Their drummerJohn Kiffmeyer was replaced by Tr Cool in late 1990. I thought I was just losing my mind. Billie says in a 1995 MTV interview, "Basically, it wasn't like guitar lessons because I never really learned how to read music. [50] For his work in the film, Bilie Joe won the Breakout Performance Award at the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival. On September 21, 2012, 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". His mother gave birth to him when she was 40. 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[52], In 2014, Armstrong joined The Replacements for a number of shows beginning on April 19 at Coachella. You think your life is tough? He is joined in Green Day by drummer Tre Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and guitarist Jason White . Or maybe Billie Joe Armstrong has finally accepted that its an amazing song that makes crowds go apeshit. Their first child, Joseph 'Joey' Marciano Armstrong, was born on March 15, 1995. He states that his favorite guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior he calls "Floyd". [12] He was raised in Rodeo, California. On February 17, he celebrates his birthday and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. He can also play the drums and often does so at live gigs. Shortly after his split with Pelino, Armstrong began dating a woman he has identified only as "Amanda". It included new songs written and performed by Armstrong. With momentum gathering, the band reissued the single in the UK (where it hit number 13 in February 1995) and planted a firm foothold with an incendiary set at that summers Reading Festival. I ended up hungover on the West Side Highway, laying in a little park. Manage Settings Billie Joe Armstrong got married to beautiful Adrienne Nesser on July 2, 1994. I was only 22. [44] Armstrong detailed his addiction, in particular how it had escalated in the months prior to the release of the Uno!, Dos!, and Tre! That same year they recorded the EPs 39/Smooth, 1,000 Hours, and Slappy, later combined into the LP 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, on Lookout! Try being a parent! [46] In late December 2012, the band announced they would return to touring at the end of March 2013. [75], Armstrong supported Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections,[76][77] and Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election. Ironically, this would soon prove to be its undoing. Green Day Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. So it was a crazy year. Jeff Matika (20092019), Dookie World Tour nobody's perfect, so why practice? Hey, it's the kids who are going to buy our records and they're not going to read things written in "Entertainment Weekly", anyway. [citation needed], Today, Armstrong mainly uses Gibson and Fender guitars. Billie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town Punk is always something that's going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point. He co-wrote the Go-Go's 2001 song "Unforgiven". Signing on to "The Voice" may be the most punk-rock thing Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has done in years. Records in 1993 to sign for Reprise, and by forcing punk overground with an insanely catchy single, Armstrong had pushed many of his subjects too far. Five older siblings: David, Allen, Marcy, Holly and Anna. Armstrong also provided lead guitar and backing vocals on 3 songs for The Lookouts' final extended play IV (1989).Hoping to clear his head and develop new ideas for songs, Armstrong traveled to New York City alone for a few weeks, renting a small apartment in the East Village of Manhattan. He made his debut his rock opera with his album American Idiot in 2004 which was one of the best albums in the history of rock music. Kevin Preston (2019present), Gabrial McNair (19992001) I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. The nationality of Bille Joe is American and he belongs to white ethnicity. WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. [on the media] You know, I've made it a point not to read a thing. "Blue" also appears in several of their music videos starting with "Longview", "Basket Case", "Brain Stew/Jaded", and appearing most recently in "Minority". | Now they were playing arena tours to punters who drank, fought, and left after Basket Case. surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, '", "Do I want to change the world with music? He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). Their second child, Jakob Danger Armstrong, was born on September 12, 1998. I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. [91] When Armstrong began living in punk houses and warehouses at the age of seventeen, including the warehouse above a West Oakland brothel which ultimately inspired the song "Welcome to Paradise",[92] she would often stay with him, later saying, "I would stay with him sometimes in these warehouses full of crusty punks. In February 2020, Green Day released their latest album, Father of All Motherfuckers. WebAge 50 years old Birth Sign Aquarius About Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk band Green Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. He named his guitar Blue. [47] Armstrong later said that the substances he had been abusing were alcohol and prescription pills for anxiety and insomnia. Frank Edwin Wright III eventually became Green Day's drummer in late 1990 when Sobrante left Green Day in order to go to college. Armstrong has also cited Minneapolis-based bands The Replacements and Husker Du as major musical influences.Armstrong attended John Swett High School, also in Crockett, and later Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, but then dropped out to pursue his musical career.In 1987, aged 15, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend Mike Pritchard. Side Projects His five older siblings names are Alan, David, Marci, Anna, and Hollie. [60], In April 2018, Armstrong formed the rock band The Longshot, and on April 20, the band released their debut studio album Love Is For Losers. Even though the haze of platinum sales and record label backslaps, Armstrong must have seen the backlash coming. I mean, it's something that I've always been interested in. American Idiot World Tour He also owns Gibson SGs and a sonic blue Fender Jag-Stang. It was also where Armstrong wrote Basket Case on his blue Fernandes Stratocaster. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. 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In the beginning, Armstrong and Dirnt both played guitar, with Raj Punjabi[17] on drums[18] and Sean Hughes on bass. The US shoe size of Billie is 7. England and Wales company registration number 2008885. The record company later shut down in August 2017. He died of cancer on September 10, 1982 when Billie was 10. Maybe theyre getting too old to cling to the principles they held as teenagers (although its surely no coincidence that they often played Basket Case directly after a cover of Operation Ivys Knowledge undoubtedly the most punk moment of their set, not least because it sees fans invited onstage to play the instruments). [97] Their second son, Jakob Danger Armstrong, was born on September 12, 1998; he is a guitarist and singer-songwriter who released his first material online in 2015 and currently plays with the band Mt. They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. [29] The musical won two Tony Awards. Ive suffered from panic disorders my entire life. After a few performances, Hughes left the band in 1988; Pritchard then began playing bass and they became a three-piece band. They changed their name to Green Day in April 1989, allegedly choosing the name for their fondness of marijuana. So it was a crazy year. Week stint as "St. Jimmy" ended on October 3, 2010. He got his first electric guitar at the age of 10. It got to the point where I wasnt even singing the lyrics any more, Armstrong told VH1 of audiences reaction to the song. He was 22 years old. Adeline Records, JingleTown Recording Billie has produced an album for The Riverdales, and is also rumored to be part of a side project called The Network. Theres something about it that feels like a fanzine. Won Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Their first son, Joseph Marciano "Joey" Armstrong, was born on February 28, 1995. Touring Europe. Joseph Marciano Joey Armstrong, born on February 28, 1995, presently plays drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS. Life Without Warning Tour In an expletive-filled rant, Armstrong criticized the event's promoters for allegedly cutting short the band's performance, before smashing his guitar and storming off stage. In 1990, they released their debut album 39/Smooth. Theres little to suggest that Green Day considered the song to be any stronger than the other potential hits on Dookie, and no evidence that they knew just what a phenomenon it would become. He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and into their first few major-label tours. . "[65], Both middle and neck pickups are disconnected and the pickup selector is locked in the bridge position, this also applies to his backup guitar and "Blue" copies, mainly Fender Stratocaster. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. Frontman for the band primarily responsible for resurrecting punk as a major label money-maker in the 1990s, Billie Joe Armstrong Dropped out of high school one day before his 18th birthday. [34] In 2013, 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. He then received his first electric guitar, a Fernandes Stratocaster copy that he named "Blue", when he was ten. The Network released an album called Money Money 2020. His mother worked at Rod's Hickory Pit restaurant in [12][15] After his father died, his mother married a man whom her children disliked, which resulted in Armstrong's further retreat into music. Will soon be touring back in the US, and then will be returning to Paris in November. 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