Aaron Cometbus (1990) His mother gave birth to him when she was 40. 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. Frontman Paul Westerberg had been suffering with back problems and spent the majority of the gig lying on a sofa while Armstrong helped play his parts. Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. He is already settled in his married life and spends quality time with his family. I was only 22. He and Dirnt formed Sweet Children, which eventually became Green Day, when they were fifteen years old. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. you're a moron". I never thought that being obnoxious would get me where I am now. He plays several other instruments as well as guitar. [12] He became interested in punk rock after being introduced to the genre by his brothers. One of the members of the band heard he wasn't allowed in, so they came out and personally escorted him into the show. He has co-written for The Go-Go's ("Unforgiven") and former Avengers singer Penelope Houston ("The Angel and The Jerk" and "New Day"), co-written a song with Rancid ("Radio"), and sung backing vocals with Melissa Auf der Maur on Ryan Adams' "Do Miss America" (where they acted as the backing band for Iggy Pop on his Skull Ring album ("Private Hell" and "Supermarket"). Armstrong appeared in American Idiot in the role of St. Jimmy for two stints in late 2010[30][31] and early 2011.[32]. I think as soon as you start acting that realness of you that people love is gone because you're pretending to be something else on screen. 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. [84], Armstrong has identified himself as bisexual, saying in a 1995 interview with The Advocate, "I think I've always been bisexual. 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. Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20. At the age of 15, he started a band with his best friend Mike Dirnt named Sweet Children. | Eddy. [44] Armstrong detailed his addiction, in particular how it had escalated in the months prior to the release of the Uno!, Dos!, and Tre! Race or Ethnicity: White. Week stint as "St. Jimmy" ended on October 3, 2010. Oakland Coffee Works, International Super Action Figures! 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! [61] Shortly after, Armstrong announced that he and The Longshot would embark on a summer tour. [37] The incident occurred just four days prior to the release of Green Day's ninth studio album, Uno! Theres something about it that feels like a fanzine. It was about being prolific for the sake of it. His first concert ever watched was Van Halen in 1984. In 1990, Billie met Adrienne Nesser, at one of Green Day's early shows in Minnesota, whom he married on July 2, 1994. Billie Joe Armstrong does not have a girlfriend and he is not dating anyone right now. [41] According to Claudia Suarez Wright, Tre Cool's ex-wife and the mother of Armstrong's godson, Armstrong had been drinking heavily in Las Vegas prior to the iHeartRadio Music Festival, following approximately one year of sobriety. [1] He again supported Sanders during the 2020 presidential election, later endorsing Joe Biden after Sanders lost the primary. [79] He was critical of Donald Trump during the election and throughout Trump's presidency, calling him a "fascist" and a "puppet of the Illuminati",[80] comparing him to Adolf Hitler,[81] and blaming "uneducated white working-class people" for his rise to power. albums and the performance at iHeartRadio, stating that during the band's 2011 summer tour of Europe, "I was at my pill-taking height at that time, medicating the shit out of myself". And I wasnt. 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. Arica is the sister of former Green Day touring member Mike Pelino and the sister-in-law of Janna White, who is married to Green Day touring guitarist Jason White. WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. So I kick over a garbage can and say. After a few performances, Hughes left the band in 1988; Dirnt then began playing bass and they became a three-piece band. Bath At the time, I think that irritated them a bit. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. The "BJ" on Blue stands for Billie Joe, inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan whose Stratocaster has his own initials, "SRV", on the pickguard. [12] The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a memorial to his father. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. [42][43], Armstrong gave an interview to Rolling Stone in March 2013 in which he said that he had "been trying to get sober since 1997, right around Nimrod". With their next album, Dookie (1994), the band broke through into the mainstream, and have remained one of the most popular rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s with over 85 million records sold worldwide. And I wasnt. His oldest sibling is 22 years older than him. Billie Joe Armstrongs birthplace is inOakland, California, USA, and he was raised in Rodeo. 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. So he just taught me how to put my hands on the thing". Blue is supposedly still used for recording, but the large crack in the body makes it dangerous to use on stage; it might become too irreparably damaged to use. The Network released an album called Money Money 2020. Signing on to "The Voice" may be the most punk-rock thing Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has done in years. 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. He also plays harmonica, mandolin, drums and piano and most recently the saxophone. The first has been in production since 2006 and is modeled closely after "Floyd", Armstrong's original 1956 Les Paul Junior. We wrote that record when I was 18, 19 years old, and it was at a time before punk became mainstream. One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. His mothers name is Ollie Armstrong who was a householder and a waitress. | Edmonton Journal", "Billie Joe Armstrong Seeks Substance Abuse Treatment", "Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong rants in Las Vegas, off to rehab", "Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong had been 'drinking a lot' the night of his breakdown | News", "Hicks: Billie Joe Armstrong was sober for a year until last weekend San Jose Mercury News", "Billie Joe Armstrong: The Rolling Stone Interview", "CANOE JAM! Both models include a Gibson "H-90" pickup, exclusive to Armstrong's models. Henwood (1990) Henry Yates has been a freelance journalist since 2002 and written about music for titles including The Guardian, The Telegraph, NME, Classic Rock, Guitarist, Total Guitar and Metal Hammer. [72], In December 2015, Armstrong and Mike Dirnt launched a coffee company, Oakland Coffee Works. Many of the bands core following had voiced concerns when they left Lookout! Armstrong and Mike Pritchard's first live performance was So we were just going and going. The major sources of his net worth include a career in music, acting, side projects with other bands. 21st Century Breakdown World Tour In 1997, to coincide with the release of Nimrod, he founded Adeline Records to help support other bands, signing acts such as The Frustrators, AFI, and Dillinger Four. [48], Armstrong also collaborated with the comedy hip hop group Lonely Island in their song "I Run NY" from The Wack Album released on June 7, 2013. "[85][86] In February 2014, he again discussed his bisexuality in a Rolling Stone article about the Green Day album Dookie, which he described as "touch[ing] on bisexuality a lot".[87]. Like the other tracks on 1994s Dookie, Basket Case was recorded in Fantasy Studios in Berkeley (which had previously played host to Aerosmith and Creedence Clearwater Revival), with Rob Cavallo on production and the whiff of narcotics hanging in the air. "[45], Green Day canceled all remaining concert dates for 2012 and early 2013 as Armstrong continued dealing with his personal problems. We had a bunch of super-fivin marines going, Yeah, cool, youre my favourite fuckin band, bro! You have no control, so you just go, Oh, great, whatever. Nationality: United States. "[92] The couple split in late 1991. I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. [62], In 2019, Armstrong co-wrote and performed the track "Strangers & Thieves" on the album Sunset Kids by Jesse Malin.[63]. In June 2018, Armstrong was given honorary citizenship of Viggiano, the Italian commune from where his great-great-grandparents hailed, by Viggiano's mayor Amedeo Cicala. 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. At age 15, Billie tried to go to an Operation Ivy concert, but he was refused entry. Frontman for the band primarily responsible for resurrecting punk as a major label money-maker in the 1990s, Billie Joe Armstrong Try being a parent! 72K subscribers in the greenday community. It's not William Joseph, it's "just" Billie Joe. His height is 1.7 m tall, and his weight is 66 kg. Stay up to date with in depth music reviews, exclusive interviews and widespread coverage of whats happening from your favourite music genre. Billie Joe won Best Breakout Performance - Best Featured Actor Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2014 "Like Sunday, Like Rain". They released one song, along with a video, called "Depression Times". Publicity Listings I had a kid at the same time, and I was married. I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. Nobody invited you so there's the door. I mean, it's something that I've always been interested in. (Image credit: Catherine McGann / Getty Images), it was the asylum-themed videos heavy rotation on MTV, Green Days anarchic performance at Woodstock in 1994, Watch Yoda and 108 film stars sing Green Day's Basket Case, How Green Day's Woodstock performance turned into a muddy riot, Alan Reed rejoins Pallas for new studio album, Bill Kelliher says Turnstile are influencing new Mastodon material, Fear Factory's first show with new singer cancelled by extreme weather, Def Leppard's Joe Elliott hospitalised by altitude sickness in Colombia, How Headspace made All That You Fear Is Gone, Every issue delivered direct to your door. Billie 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. [January 2006], Headlining the main stage at The Reading Festival in the UK. He dropped out of high school in order to place full-time focus on music. But The album has sold more than 15,000,000 copies worldwide, fueled by the hit singles "American Idiot", "Boulevard of Broken Dreams" and "Wake Me Up When September Ends". Armstrong replaced the L500XL with a white Yamaha Pacifica humbucker at Woodstock '94. Mike Pelino (20062007) Later the band was renamed to Greenday in 1989. Dropped out of high school one day before his 18th birthday. Before Fame This sense of egalitarianism the fact that it didnt challenge, patronise or exclude meant Basket Case could be enjoyed by anyone. . Money Money 2020 was released on Adeline Records, a record label co-owned by Billie. He has around 40 tattoos inked in his body, each with special meaning. Career In 1986, Billie Joe Armstrong formed the punk rock band called Green Day with Mike Dirnt. 24 votes, 13 comments. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). [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. [49] He starred alongside Leighton Meester in the 2014 film Like Sunday, Like Rain. Armstrong later reinstalled the Bill Lawrence L500XL pickup before recording Insomniac, and used it for a long time after that, although he switched to a black Seymour Duncan SH-4 JB in 1995. He dropped out of high school in order to place full-time focus on music. Billie openly supported Barack Obama for the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections. Punk, Episode: "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg", The first album Billie Joe bought was Elvis Presley's. [47] Armstrong later said that the substances he had been abusing were alcohol and prescription pills for anxiety and insomnia. He got his first electric guitar at the age of 10. When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. He also worked with other bands like Foxboro Hot Tub, The Network, and Pinhead Gunpowder, Rancid, The Lookouts, and many more. Then I drank my body weight in alcohol after that. Like the other tracks on 1994s Dookie, Basket Case was recorded in Fantasy Studios in Berkeley (which had previously played host to Aerosmith and Creedence Clearwater Revival ), with Rob Cavallo on production and the whiff of narcotics hanging in the air. With their next album, Dookie (1994), the band broke through into the mainstream, and have remained one of the most popular rock bands of the 1990s and 2000s with over 60 million records sold worldwide. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). Now they were playing arena tours to punters who drank, fought, and left after Basket Case. The character of Whatsername on the album American Idiot, and in the American Idiot musical, is based on Amanda. His guitar is nicknamed "Blue" and he's had it since he was 11 years old. Official Sites. Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. Armstrong also has three of his own Les Paul Junior signature models from Gibson. His Fender collection includes: Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Telecaster, a Gretsch hollowbody and his copies of "Blue". Revolution Radio Tour [on the media] You know, I've made it a point not to read a thing. Armstrong returned to the role of St. Jimmy for 50 performances beginning January 1, 2011.On Thursday, July 26, 2012 it was announced he joined Season 3 of NBC's The Voice as a mentor for Christina Aguilera. Armstrong's first guitar was a Cherry Red Hohner acoustic, which his father bought for him. ", "It's my life and you know what? He co-wrote the Go-Go's 2001 song "Unforgiven". He also openly opposed to Donald J. Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. Billie was asked to join Rancid by lead singer Tim Armstrong, but he refused due to the progress with Green Day. 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. He attended John Swett High School, also in Crockett, and then Pinole Valley High School, in Pinole, CA, dropping out on February 16, 1990, a day before his 18th birthday, to pursue his musical career. Ive suffered from panic disorders my entire life. Kurt Lohmiller (19992005) [June 2005], Recording new material for the follow-up album to "American Idiot". They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was raised in Rodeo, California, I was like, 'Man, do I really want to do this?' Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk bandGreen Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. The US shoe size of Billie is 7. As a teenager he originally was into metal music, but got into punk after hearing the Sex Pistols song "Holidays in the Sun". Sean Hughes (1987-1988) Many Green Day fans who listened to the record remarked the similarity between the two bands. Twenty Years Ago Today: Woodstock 1994 Green Day The Early Years Thinking Out Loud: Billie Joe Armstrong The A-Z of Green Day In 1969, half a million people had been warned to stay away from the brown acid. I was in a break-up with my then-girlfriend, a total, raving punk rocker who didn't approve of me being on a major label. When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. All rights reserved. But acting for me, I'm pretty sure I don't know how to do that. We and our partners use data for Personalised ads and content, ad and content measurement, audience insights and product development. He recorded harmonica and mandolin parts on (Nimrod and Warning), piano parts on 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010) and Tr!, and plays drums and bass occasionally. Songs [26][27], In 2009, Armstrong formed a band called Rodeo Queens, along with members of Green Day and NYC punk rocker Jesse Malin. Billie Joe Armstrong was born in Piedmont, California, a small town Wrote his first song, "Why Do You Want Him", when he was only 14 (the song appears on "1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours", He enjoys getting people up on stage to play instruments for the band when. He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and into their first few major-label tours. Gender: Male. [23] After returning home, Armstrong was arrested for driving under the influence on January 5, 2003, and released on $1,200 bail. Critics never really want to like my band. 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It was the perfect pop punk anthem; a three-chord thrash that could be approximated by any covers band, and burnt out as fast as it had reared up (it lasts exactly three minutes). ', and I say 'No, that's trendy! Occupation: Musician. Has a recording studio built in his basement. They feel we weren't the originators of punk rock or we are not cool or whatever. 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. Cole bought the guitar new from David Margen of the band Santana. On February 17, he celebrates his birthday and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Before Fame Lives in Oakland and Newport Beach, California, and also has a home near his wife's family in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He wrote the song "Church on Sunday" about his wife Adrienne, convincing her to stay and not leave him. "[95] Armstrong has written many songs about Amanda, both during their relationship and afterwards, including "She", "Good Riddance", "Stuart and the Ave", "Sassafras Roots", "Amanda", "She's a Rebel", "Extraordinary Girl", and "Whatsername". Sexual orientation: Bisexual. They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their first child, Joseph Marciano Armstrong, who was born on February 28, 1995, now plays drums in a Berkeley-based band named Emily's Army. In a February 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Armstrong described his sudden marriage and fatherhood: "I was very impulsive at that time. He married Adrienne Armstrong on July 2, 1994 and they had two children together: Joseph and Jakob. Their first child, Joseph 'Joey' Marciano Armstrong, was born on March 15, 1995. 72K subscribers in the greenday community. Frontman for the band primarily responsible for resurrecting punk as a major label money-maker in the 1990s, Billie Joe Armstrong 24 votes, 13 comments. Armstrong has also pursued musical projects including numerous collaborations with other musicians. Basket Case was not an overnight success. Two children: Joseph Marsicano, born February 28, 1995, and Jakob Danger, born September 12, 1998. His five older siblings names are Alan, David, Marci, Anna, and Hollie. After a few performances, Hughes left the band in 1988; Pritchard then began playing bass and they became a three-piece band. They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. Contrary to popular belief, his birth name is actually "Billie Joe" and not "William Joseph". FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. (February 27, 2011) The 50-performance run as St Jimmy in "American Idiot" ended. [68] The second began production in 2012 and is a TV Yellow double-cutaway Junior. He died of esophageal cancer on September 10, 1982. Punjabi was later replaced on drums by John Kiffmeyer, also known as Al Sobrante. ", and I say, "No that's trendy!". He has five older siblings: David, Alan, Marci, Holly, and Anna. [66] His Fender collection includes: Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Telecaster, a Gretsch hollowbody, Rickenbacker 360 and his copies of "Blue" from Fender Custom Shop. Green Day was in Davis, a college town approximately an hour's drive These days, the band claim they enjoy playing Basket Case again. The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a memorial to his father. Career In 1986, Billie Joe Armstrong formed the punk rock band called Green Day with Mike Dirnt. Armstrong has been considered by critics as one of the greatest punk rock guitarists of all time. Green Day: Wake Me Up When September Ends. 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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. A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. [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. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Green Race or Ethnicity: White. His song Wake Me Up When September Ends is in memory of his father. 24 votes, 13 comments. There are two stickers on it saying "BJ" standing for "Billie Joe". WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician who is the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987. He has five older siblings: David, Alan, Marci, Jason Freese (2006present) The record company later shut down in August 2017. Jeff Matika (20092019), Dookie World Tour The band released their first album named 1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours in 1991 with Lookout! Armstrong collaborated with many artists. He named his guitar Blue. In the beginning, Dirnt and Billie were both on guitar, with Raj Punjabi on drums, and Sean Hughes on bass. Being born on 17 February 1972, Billie Joe Armstrong is 50 years old as of todays date 16th January 2023. Records. He met Dirnt while attending elementary school, and the two instantly bonded over their mutual interest in music, forming the band Sweet Children when the two were 14 years old. In 2009, their hit American Idiot became a musical on Broadway.Apart from working with Green Day and side-band Pinhead Gunpowder, Armstrong has collaborated with many artists over the years. They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Westerberg referred to Billie Joe as an "expansion of the band". On February 17, he celebrates his birthday and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Louder is part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Furthermore, other hit albums were released such as 21st-century breakdowns, Uno, Dos, Tre, Revolution Radio, Father of All. 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