Billie Joe Armstrong
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Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | February 17, 1972
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Education | Pinole Valley High School |
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Spouse | Adrienne Nesser (m. 1994) |
Children | 2 |
Relatives | Steve Nesser (brother-in-law) |
Awards | Full list |
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Years active | 1987–present |
Labels | Reprise |
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Billie 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 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 and the Coverups. Armstrong has been considered by critics as one of the greatest punk rock guitarists of all time.[3][4][5]
Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five. 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. The band later changed its name to Green Day. Armstrong has also pursued musical projects including numerous collaborations with other musicians.
Armstrong's business ventures include founding Adeline Records to help support other bands in 1997, coinciding with the release of Nimrod. Adeline signed acts such as the Frustrators, AFI, and Dillinger Four. The record company shut down two decades later in August 2017.[6] Armstrong also co-founded Oakland Coffee Works in 2015.
Early life
Armstrong was born in
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
Career
In 1987, aged 15, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend
In 1989, Green Day released their debut EP
In 1990, Armstrong provided lead guitar and backing vocals on three songs for
In 1991, Armstrong joined the band Pinhead Gunpowder, consisting of bassist Bill Schneider, drummer Aaron Cometbus, and fellow vocalist/guitarist Sarah Kirsch. Kirsch left the group in 1992, and was replaced by Jason White. The group has released several extended plays and albums from 1991 to the present, and performs live shows on an intermittent basis.[18]
In 1993, Armstrong played live several times with California punk band Rancid. Rancid's lead singer, Tim Armstrong, asked Billie Joe Armstrong to join his band, but he refused due to his progress with Green Day. However, Billie Joe Armstrong was credited as a co-writer on Rancid's 1993 song, Radio.
With their third LP, Dookie (1994), Green Day 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.[19] The album was followed by Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997), and Warning (2000).
Armstrong collaborated with many artists. He co-wrote
Hoping to clear his head and develop new ideas for songs, Armstrong traveled to
In 2004, Green Day debuted American Idiot, their first rock opera. 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".[22] In 2009, Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, the band's second rock opera, which was another commercial success.[23] 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. Foxboro Hot Tubs released one album, Stop Drop and Roll!!!, in 2008.[24][25]
In 2009, Armstrong formed a band called
In 2009, American Idiot was adapted into a Broadway musical, also called American Idiot.[27] The musical won two Tony Awards. Armstrong appeared in American Idiot in the role of St. Jimmy for two stints in late 2010[28][29] and early 2011.[30]
In 2012, Green Day released a trio of albums:
2012 substance abuse
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". 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.[34] The band later issued a statement apologizing for the incident and clarifying that their set had not actually been cut short.[35] The incident occurred just four days prior to the release of Green Day's ninth studio album, ¡Uno![36]
Two days after the incident at the
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".[42] He discussed how, during the 21st Century Breakdown tour of 2009–2010, "There were meltdowns on that tour that were huge".[42] Armstrong detailed his addiction, in particular how it had escalated in the months prior to the release of the ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tre! 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".[43] Armstrong gave details of a gig at Irving Plaza in New York just over a week before the iHeartRadio incident, in which he "Threw back four or five beers before we went on and probably had four or five when we played. Then I drank my body weight in alcohol after that. I ended up hungover on the West Side Highway, laying in a little park."[43]
Green Day canceled all remaining concert dates for 2012 and early 2013 as Armstrong continued dealing with his personal problems.[44] In late December 2012, the band announced they would return to touring at the end of March 2013.[45] Armstrong later said that the substances he had been abusing were alcohol and prescription pills for anxiety and insomnia.[46]
2013 onward
Armstrong also collaborated with the comedy hip hop group
In 2014, Armstrong joined
In November 2014, Armstrong moved with his son Joseph to New York[53] and began working on another acting role, in the film Ordinary World. It was Armstrong's first lead acting role. The film centers on the mid-life crisis of a husband and father who attempts to revisit his punk past, and was released in 2016. It included new songs written and performed by Armstrong.[54][55] The film got mixed reviews, although Armstrong's own performance was generally praised, with The Village Voice writing that he had "a low-key charm suggesting that, if he desired it, he could get more onscreen gigs in between albums."[56]
In October 2016, Green Day released their album Revolution Radio.[57] In July 2017, Armstrong formed a supergroup with Tim Armstrong of Rancid, named The Armstrongs.[58]
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.[59] Shortly after, Armstrong announced that he and The Longshot would embark on a summer tour. Aside from Armstrong, the band'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.[60]
In 2019, Armstrong co-wrote and performed the track "Strangers & Thieves" on the album Sunset Kids by Jesse Malin.[61]
In February 2020, Green Day released their thirteenth album, Father of All Motherfuckers.[62]
Green Day's fourteenth album, Saviors, was released on January 19, 2024.[63]
Instruments
Armstrong's first guitar was a Cherry Red Hohner acoustic, which his father bought for him. He received his first electric guitar, a
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 toured with this guitar from the band's early days and still uses it to this day.[64]
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. "Blue" appears in a number of Green Day music videos such as "
Today, Armstrong mainly uses
Armstrong also has three of his own Les Paul Junior signature models from Gibson. The first has been in production since 2006 and is modeled closely after "Floyd", Armstrong's original 1956 Les Paul Junior.[68] The second began production in 2012 and is a TV Yellow double-cutaway Junior. Both models include a Gibson "H-90" pickup, exclusive to Armstrong's models. Gibson has also released an extremely limited run of acoustic signature guitars. Epiphone has release lower-priced version of his signature Gibson Les Paul Junior in 2022.
He plays several other instruments as well as guitar. He recorded harmonica and mandolin parts on (Nimrod and Warning), piano parts on 21st Century Breakdown, American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010), ¡Tré!, and Revolution Radio, and plays drums and bass occasionally.
Personal life
In June 2018, Armstrong was given honorary citizenship of Viggiano, the Italian commune from where his paternal great-great-grandparents hailed, by Viggiano's mayor Amedeo Cicala.[69] Armstrong is a member of the board of directors of Project Chimps, a sanctuary for former research chimpanzees funded in large part by the Humane Society of the United States.[70]
Armstrong is a fan of soccer[71] and is one of the co-owners of Oakland Roots SC.
Business ventures
In 1997, 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.[72] Adeline Records closed in August 2017 following Magnarella's split from Green Day.
In April 2015, Armstrong opened Broken Guitars (now Oakland Guitars), a guitar shop in Oakland, California with fellow Pinhead Gunpowder member and longtime Green Day associate, Bill Schneider.[73]
In December 2015, Armstrong and Mike Dirnt launched a coffee company, Oakland Coffee Works. The company sells organic coffee beans and is said to be the first company to use mass-produced compostable bags and pods.[74]
Fashion
Armstrong has been noted for his punk fashion style, which influenced his followers of previous and current generations to the point of being known as a "style icon".[75] He also launched an eye liner with Kat Von D named "Basket Case", which is a cosmetic that he implemented as part of his singing character since his beginnings.[76]
Political views
Armstrong supported
Relationships and sexuality
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Armstrong has identified himself as
Armstrong met his first serious girlfriend, Arica Pelino, at
Shortly after his split with Pelino, Armstrong began dating a woman he has identified only as "Amanda". She produced and distributed her own fan zine and was an "iron-willed" feminist, which enthralled Armstrong.[95] Amanda, however, was unimpressed with Armstrong; though the couple dated for some time, she ultimately left him in 1994 and joined the Peace Corps, leaving him feeling suicidal.[96] Armstrong stated in an interview with Spin about the inspiration behind the Green Day song "Armitage Shanks" in 1995: "It was right before Dookie came out and I was really at odds with myself. I was like, 'Man, do I really want to do this?' 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. 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. She moved down to Ecuador saying she couldn't live in a world with McDonald's and such. It was fucking me up pretty bad."[97] 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". The character of Whatsername on the album American Idiot, and in the American Idiot musical, is based on Amanda.[98]
In 1990, Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser (the sister of professional skateboarder Steve Nesser) at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis. They married on July 2, 1994, with Nesser discovering that she was pregnant the day after their wedding. Their first son, Joseph Marciano "Joey" Armstrong, was born on February 28, 1995. Joey went on to play drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS until accusations of sexual misconduct and coercion were made against him in 2020.[99] 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 Ultra Q (formerly Mt. Eddy). In a February 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Armstrong described his sudden marriage and fatherhood: "I was very impulsive at that time. I think that impulsive behavior was meant to counteract the chaos in my life."[89]
Awards
Year | Award | Presented By |
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2008 | 50 Sexiest People in Rock (#1)[100] (Readers Choice) | Kerrang! |
2010 | Top Frontmen of All Time (#25)[101] (Readers Choice) | Gibson
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Discography
Solo releases
- Albums
- Foreverly (2013, with Norah Jones)
- No Fun Mondays (2020)
- Singles
- "Look for Love" (1977)
- "Long Time Gone" (2013)
- "I Think We're Alone Now" (2020)[102]
- "Manic Monday" (2020)
- "That Thing You Do!" (2020)[103]
- "Kids in America" (2020)
- "You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory" (2020)
- "Corpus Christi" (2020)
- "War Stories" (2020)
- "Amico" (2020)
- "Not That Way Anymore" (2020)
- "That's Rock 'n' Roll" (2020)
- "Gimme Some Truth" (2020)
- "A New England" (2020)
Green Day
- 39/Smooth (1990) – lead vocals, guitar
- Kerplunk! (1991) – lead vocals, guitar, drums and backing vocals on "Dominated Love Slave"[104]
- Dookie (1994) – lead vocals, guitar
- Insomniac (1995) – lead vocals, guitar
- Nimrod (1997) – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica on "Walking Alone"[105]
- Warning (2000) – vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica[106]
- American Idiot (2004) – lead and backing vocals, guitar[107]
- 21st Century Breakdown (2009) – lead and backing vocals, guitar, piano[108]
- American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording (2010) – vocals, guitar, piano
- ¡Uno! (2012) – vocals, guitar
- ¡Dos! (2012) – vocals, guitar
- ¡Tré! (2012) – vocals, guitar, piano
- Revolution Radio (2016) – lead vocals, guitar, piano
- Father of All Motherfuckers (2020) - lead vocals, guitar
- Saviors (2024)[109][110] - lead vocals, guitar
Pinhead Gunpowder
Vocals and guitar on all
- Jump Salty (1994)
- Carry the Banner (1994)
- Goodbye Ellston Avenue (1997)
- Shoot the Moon (EP) (1999) – also production
- Compulsive Disclosure (2003)
- West Side Highway(EP) (2008)
The Network
- Money Money 2020 (2003) – guitar, vocals
- Trans Am (2020)
- Money Money 2020 Part II: We Told Ya So! (2020) - lead vocals, lead guitar, backing vocals, drums
Foxboro Hot Tubs
- Stop Drop and Roll!!! (2008) – lead vocals[111]
The Boo
- The Boo (EP) (2011) – bass
The Shrives
- Turn Me On (EP) (2015) – bass
The Longshot
- The Longshot (EP) (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Love Is for Losers (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Devil's Kind (Single) (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Bullets (Single) (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Razor Baby (EP) (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
- Return to Sender (EP) (2018) – vocals, guitar, bass, drums
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2003 | Riding in Vans with Boys
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Himself | Documentary of The Pop Disaster Tour |
2004 | Disease Is Punishment | Fink | |
2005 | Bullet in a Bible | Himself | |
2006 | Live Freaky! Die Freaky! | Charles Manson | Voice |
2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Himself | Voice |
2008 | Heart Like a Hand Grenade
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2011 | Awesome as Fuck | ||
2012 | One Nine Nine Four | ||
This Is 40 | |||
2013 | ¡Cuatro! | ||
Broadway Idiot | St. Jimmy | ||
2014 | Like Sunday, Like Rain | Dennis | |
2016 | Ordinary World | Perry Miller |
Television
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1997 | King of the Hill | Face | Voice Episode: "The Man Who Shot Cane Skretteburg" |
2002 | Haunted | Irv Kratser | Episode: "Simon Redux" |
2012 | Nurse Jackie | Jackie's Pickup | Episode: "Kettle-Kettle-Black-Black" |
The Voice
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Himself | 5 episodes | |
2016 | Drunk History | Charlie Chaplin | Episode: "Legends" |
Video games
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2006 | Tony Hawk's American Wasteland | Himself | Likeness |
2010 | Green Day: Rock Band | Also likeness and archive footage |
Stage
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2010–2011 | American Idiot | St. Jimmy | 76 performances |
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External links
- Billie Joe Armstrong on Twitter
- Billie Joe Armstrong at IMDb
- Billie Joe Armstrong at AllMovie