[93] 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. He has the most successful band in the punk rock era. Billie Joe Armstrong was born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Wrote the song "'Wake Me Up When September Ends" about his father's death when he was a child and how he dealt with it then and deals with it now. His mother worked as a waitress at Rod's Hickory Pit in El Cerrito, California, where he and Mike Dirnt would play their first gig in 1987. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. If the song was endearing Green Day to a wider audience, it was doing little to cement their punk fan base. 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! [96], In 1990, Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser (the sister of professional skateboarder Steve Nesser) at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis. Along with this, he is also a songwriter and record producer. He is joined in Green Day by drummer Tre Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and guitarist Jason White . [21] The album was followed by Insomniac (1995), Nimrod (1997), and Warning (2000). Rather, this was the Green Day headquarters; the base from which the band fielded calls from record labels, and where they rehearsed their set and recovered from their touring schedule. Armstrong also has three of his own Les Paul Junior signature models from Gibson. Billie has produced an album for The Riverdales, and is also rumored to be part of a side project called The Network. 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. [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. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. 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). [June 2005], Recording new material for the follow-up album to "American Idiot". 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. His mother got "Blue" from George Cole, who taught Billie the basics on the guitar. 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. The song appears on the album "American Idiot", released in The Prozac's working! Aaron Cometbus (1990) In 1986, Billie formed a band called Sweet Children with childhood friend Mike Dirnt at the age of 14. So it was a crazy year. I was only 22. 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. Records Well, fuck yeah I want to change the world to a certain extent yeah. On his 18th birthday, he dropped out to pursue a musical career. It's a very beautiful thing. They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. At times, I probably was. [66] His Fender collection includes: Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Telecaster, a Gretsch hollowbody, Rickenbacker 360 and his copies of "Blue" from Fender Custom Shop. [46] In late December 2012, the band announced they would return to touring at the end of March 2013. When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. 72K subscribers in the greenday community. 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). [83] Following the U.S. Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, Armstrong announced his plans to renounce his United States citizenship. After his father died, his mother married a man that her children despised, which made Billie retreat further into music. Joseph Marciano Joey Armstrong, born on February 28, 1995, presently plays drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS. Being born on 17 February 1972, Billie Joe Armstrong is 50 years old as of todays date 16th January 2023. WebBorn: 17-Feb - 1972. 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. Career In 1986, Billie Joe Armstrong formed the punk rock band called Green Day with Mike Dirnt. He initially installed a Bill Lawrence pickup, but later switched to the Duncan JB model. The basement wasnt just where Armstrong ate, slept and smoked although the bongs, empty pizza boxes and sagging couch bore witness to the fact that it was used for all three. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). 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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. [23] 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. All these ice rinks around Europe, the US and Canada it gets really impersonal after a while. To them, if they don't know about it, it obviously wasn't cool enough to begin with. I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. He became interested in punk rock after being introduced to punk rock by his brothers. 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. September 10, 1982. [53] Armstrong joined The Replacements on stage again at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta in May. Birthplace: Oakland, CA. I mean, it's something that I've always been interested in. 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. [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. Nimrod Tour Today, Billie mainly uses Gibson and Fender guitars. At the time, I think that irritated them a bit. One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. These days, the band claim they enjoy playing Basket Case again. Billie Joe used to have a nose ring, but he took it out because it kept getting caught on his guitar. It needs to be changed.it needs a kick in the ass. Billie Joe Armstrong got married to beautiful Adrienne Nesser on July 2, 1994. Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me, he yelps in the chorus. [26][27], In 2009, Armstrong formed a band called Rodeo Queens, along with members of Green Day and NYC punk rocker Jesse Malin. Sexual orientation: Bisexual. 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. 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. So he just taught me how to put my hands on the thing." 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. Before Fame I went to a shrink to analyse my dreams, she says its lack of sex thats bringing me down, he begins, before prompting countless scratched heads in the pit with the next line: I went to a whore, he said my lifes a bore, and I quit my whining cause its bringing her down., The singer would later brush over the line, claiming that I write a lot of my lyrics in the first-person perspective, even if they arent about me. WebAdrienne Nesser (1994) Billie Joe Armstrongs Career Highlights. [59] In July 2017, Armstrong formed a supergroup with Tim Armstrong of Rancid, named The Armstrongs. School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. 24 votes, 13 comments. His song Wake Me Up When September Ends is in memory of his father. [12] He was raised in Rodeo, California. Sean Hughes (1987-1988) [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. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. Billie Joe Armstrong is vocal about his disdain for organized religion. "[45], Green Day canceled all remaining concert dates for 2012 and early 2013 as Armstrong continued dealing with his personal problems. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Green They changed their name to Green Day in April 1989, choosing the name because of their fondness for marijuana.[19]. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. Won Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Even though the haze of platinum sales and record label backslaps, Armstrong must have seen the backlash coming. He dropped out of high school in order to place full-time focus on music. 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