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Billie Joe, who is ranked one of the 10 of the most influential people in punk rock music, was born on February 17, 1972 in Rodeo, California, as the youngest of 6 children. His father, Andy, was a jazz musician and a truck driver for Safeway, who passed away of esophagous cancer, in September 1982. Billie Joe was only 10 years old. His mother was a waitress at a restaurant called Rod’s Hickory Pit. As soon as he started to talk he also began to sing and went to hospitals and sang to patients to cheer them up! Billie Joe’s first song was “Look For Love”. When he was 5, he recorded this song for the locally based Fiat Records.
Sweet Children
At the age of 10, Billie Joe met Mike in the school canteen and they got hooked up on punk rock music. Soon after they had formed their first band named Sweet Children. At the age of 11 Billie Joe got his first guitar he called Blue that his mother bought for him. At 14 he wrote his first song named “Why Do You Want Him?” (This can be found on 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, track 12). This song was about Billie Joe’s mom and his step-dad that he and his siblings hated. It was obvious that Billie Joe’s biggest love was music so he dropped out of school to devote himself to the band.
Green Day
The band’s first drummer, Al Sobrante, quit the band to attend college, and he was quickly replaced by Tre Cool. Tre was, at the time, playing with The Lookouts. Sweet Children was renamed Green Day. In a matter of time they were playing across the country, traveling in a bookmobile driven by Tre’s father.
Sweet Children
At the age of 10, Billie Joe met Mike in the school canteen and they got hooked up on punk rock music. Soon after they had formed their first band named Sweet Children. At the age of 11 Billie Joe got his first guitar he called Blue that his mother bought for him. At 14 he wrote his first song named “Why Do You Want Him?” (This can be found on 1039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, track 12). This song was about Billie Joe’s mom and his step-dad that he and his siblings hated. It was obvious that Billie Joe’s biggest love was music so he dropped out of school to devote himself to the band.
Green Day
The band’s first drummer, Al Sobrante, quit the band to attend college, and he was quickly replaced by Tre Cool. Tre was, at the time, playing with The Lookouts. Sweet Children was renamed Green Day. In a matter of time they were playing across the country, traveling in a bookmobile driven by Tre’s father.
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xwishresign wrote:
billie joe >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> all time low. ANY DAY.
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xgordaox wrote:
All Time Low = similar artist???? wtf
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killallthefags wrote:
I LOVE BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG! ♥♥♥♥♥
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Lilli_LaLa wrote:
best songwriter ever! [8]
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healedseas wrote:
Billie Joe, who is ranked one of the 10 of the most influential people in punk rock music" Hell no
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noireairelle wrote:
I really like Billie < 3 He is frantic. He have amazing voice.~~
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thelondoncaller wrote:
That is exactly why our generation is fucking retarded billie joe does not and never will represent me
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mikitaz wrote:
Billie Joe represents the voice of our generation +1.
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andriux262 wrote:
best songwriter EVER! [7]
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Novacaina wrote:
He's so fucking amazing ! ;D His songs sometimes make me cry . . . best songwriter EVER! [6]
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GreenDayHolic wrote:
Billie Joe represents the voice of our generation
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GreenSpidey wrote:
His cover of American Pie at the Pinhead Gunpowder gig in Gilman is absolutely ADORABLE.
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Dennis_W0B wrote:
best songwriter EVER! [5]
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21_Guns wrote:
pfff sam jesteś "shit " . Się nie podobna nikt nie zapraszał ; /// naraaa! Green Day rox.
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Jerek555 wrote:
Wishresignd are you sure ;]? Have you ever sound about sex pistols, ramones or more modern Offspring ? Greenday is a shit ;]
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xwishresign wrote:
there is nobody more talented, experienced, creative, incredible, and influential than Billie Joe. nobody.
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GDAboy wrote:
best songwriter EVER! [3]
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Stratacaster37 wrote:
he makes me drool like in the good way.
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xo4upoku6at wrote:
best songwriter EVER! [2]
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I LOVE YOU!!! YOU MY HEART!!! MY LIFE!!! I LOVE YOU!!!
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