"They have bad taste. I am not a good-looking guy."
"I didn't think I'd even be alive at 29... let alone still making music" — Kerrang Interview October 2001
"I kind of became everyone’s weird uncle. I was drunk all the time wearing a fucking leopard g string."
"Just because you're in the missionary position don't make you no missionary. " — AP interview October 2004
"I heard Davey Havok has a brand of eyeliner out now... its AFI-liner"
"The harder you work, the luckier you get. " — Kerrang interview May 2010
"I'm a dirt bag rock and roller. I want to represent that before anything else"
"And for our fans, they're just crazy people anyway. I always look at people in a Green Day shirt, and I think, 'What's wrong with that person? What kind of hang-ups does that person have?' Obviously, it's not just the catchy songs, it goes deeper than that."
"I fucking hate Lynyrd Skynyrd, I've always hated Lynyrd Skynyrd. Fuckin' backwards ass hillbilly shit."
"The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore."
"I'm always a work in progress." — Kerrang Interview May 2010
"B-I-L-L-I-E J-O-E. My real name is Billie Joe. And it's southern, my moms from Oklahoma and that's how I got the name."
"I'm not gonna say anything inspirational; I'm just gonna fucking swear a lot"
"One thing I want to teach my son is sensitivity to other people. I want to teach him not to be this macho freak."
"Let's shake some shit up - that's all you can do."
"They sound like Tre choking on a hair ball."
"Stand the fuck up! This isn't a fucking coldplay show!" — Concert during 21st Century Breakdown tour
"Punk is dead to anyone who didn't get it in the first place"
"What do you mean we walked around in girls clothes? We walked around in dresses and they happened to be ours!"
"My job description is that I'm a rock star. And I'm good at it." — Kerrang Interview December 2005
"Music is the air that I breathe, it's the blood that pumps through my veins."
"Y'know?" — Pretty much every interview
"I'm still wearing the pants I had in the eleventh grade"
"To me, it doesn't feel like it's just another rock record that somebody put out. It feels like we taped into the culture a little bit" — Interview talking about American Idiot
"Attack your instruments. Don’t let them attack you."
"I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman."
"You can't live on planet rock star 24/7; you have to be down and dirty and have some fun."
"Punk is always something that's going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point."
"A lot of people, when they talk to me, I can't wait for them to shut up. Like, shut up. you're a moron. I have nothing to say, you know?"
"The bigger the risks, the better off you are. Otherwise you're just boring. "
"We pride ourselves on trying to put on the best show we can and we're not afraid to say that we happen to be the best live band in the world" — Q Magazine interview - Nov 2010
"This song's off our album. It's called Kerplunk. It's kind of in line with the shit thing, ya know, it's like you take a dookie and it kerplunks in the toilet."
"I think we have the worst name in rock, I really do. It's the worst name in the world"
"If me and Mike Dirnt are in the same room, it's not quite right if he's not on stage with me." — American Idiot musical - January 22, 2011
"Just about 99% of the population masturbates while the other 1% lie about it."
"I'm a songwriter-I'm obligated to keep pushing myself."
"To do something that you feel in your heart that's great, you need to make a lot of mistakes. Anything that's successful is a series of mistake" — Bullet In A Bible
"Rock bands are such pussies, you know? I honestly think that people are looking for something that's more than just a piece of shit"
"Punk rock is dead...and I fucking killed it."
"We put the fun back into dysfunctional"
"Woodstock was about the closest thing to anarchy I've ever seen in my whole life, and I didn't like it."
"You're the fucking leaders, you have the power. Don't let these bastards dictate the rest of the world, or dictate your fucking life!" — Live 8 concert on July 2, 2005 in Berlin, Germany
"My goal is to be one of the biggest bands in the world, and I have never been bashful about saying that."
"It's MISTER American Idiot to you..."
"It's my fucking life and you know what, nobody invited you...so there's the door...see ya!"
"A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over the garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!"
"You have to be forgiven of you're sins now so you can start sinning all night long" — Foxboro Hot Tubs show
"I hate celebrities. I really hate them."
"When someone is in a car accident and they're driving at 100 mph, drunk, who's tape do you think his listening to at that time? Think about it."
"I got body lice in Germany! I'd tell you they were crabs, but I wasn't getting laid."
"Slipknot sounds like Tre choking on a hairball."
"Yeah I've met members of The Who, and "members" of The Who"
"The one thing that's always stuck with us is that we're crazy mother fuckers." — 2010 interview in South America
"There’s supposed to be a curfew at this shithole. We don’t do fucking curfews. We’ll go off when we want"
"I don't care what you do, I don't wanna be a mud hippie like you" — Woodstock 94 Mud Fight
"What has two thumbs, speaks French, and likes blowjobs? *points thumbs at himself* Moi."
"Do you have a problem? I have a gun. I'll shoot you. No problem."
"There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it."
"I never thought that being obnoxious would get me where I am now."
"Of course, you also want something that'll make one hell of a killer tattoo." — An interview talking about the characters Christian and Gloria
"Every night I play as if my life depends on it." — Interview NME June 2009
"If someone falls down please pick them back up. Just because there's not a fuckin' camera in your face doesn't mean you don't have to lookout for each other."
"Nobody leaves this band unless it's in a coffin"
"History will tell if we were really a good band or just a one day fly."
"Punk is always something that’s going to be with us and to try and explain that would be stupid at this point."
"Rock 'n' roll can be fun and dangerous at the same time.
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"The day you become old is the day you're not looking for new experiences anymore."
"Welcome to Montreal-- fuck you', would be a good sign at your highways."
"I love my friends and family, but playing, that's my DNA." — Interview NME June 2009
"[Our 'Waiting' video] was totally a failure. [MTV] doesn't show any videos anymore. If we had a booty video - if we had, like, McG, with girls shaking their ass in the video -- it would probably get played. Actually, I am just really bitter right now."
"Our passion is our strength."
"We are not afraid to be entertainers."
"Pretty and demented at the same time, like me."
"Well, you know, I look at myself in the morning and yes, yeah I-I am a God."
"Are you canadian? Oh, okay, 'cause you're sure as hell acting like one right now."
"School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect, but nobody's perfect, so why practice?" — Interview
"The musical is amazing. I mean, I don't throw that word around very often unless I'm talking about myself. Being humble is one of my many fine qualities. " — IGN Interview May 2009
"...and sometimes I think she may have married the end of the world." — Talking about his wife, Adrienne.
"Yeah fuck me! I wish all of you could fuck me!"
