He completed his middle school from Carquinez Middle School. He also owns Gibson SGs and a sonic blue Fender Jag-Stang. Birthplace: Oakland, CA. WebBorn: 17-Feb - 1972. Frank Edwin Wright III eventually became Green Day's drummer in late 1990 when Sobrante left Green Day in order to go to college. 72K subscribers in the greenday community. 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. During his time in Hillcrest Elementary School, at the age of five, he recorded a song entitled Love For Love with Bay Area label Fiat Records. The company sells organic coffee beans and is said to be the first company to use mass-produced compostable bags and pods. Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk bandGreen Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. His mother got "Blue" from George Cole, who taught Armstrong to play guitar for 10 years. So we were just going and going. I was on drugs, and people dont act rationally when on drugs. In 1991, his second album Kerplunk was released. Armstrong produced an album for the Riverdales. The record company later shut down in August 2017. A subscription makes a thoughtful gift for both family and friends. 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. [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. 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". His height is 1.7 m tall, and his weight is 66 kg. I was like, 'Man, do I really want to do this?' "A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. Under The Big Black Sun: A Personal History of L.A. Tr Cool eventually replaced Sobrante in late 1990 when he left Green Day in order to go to college. Billie was arrested by Berkeley police in January 2003 for drunk driving after being pulled over for speeding. Turn It Around: The Story of East Bay Punk. It was the start of a (relative) career lull that ended with the release of American Idiot, and its hard to shake the feeling that this was Armstrongs attempt to compensate. Foxboro Hot Tubs [96], In 1990, Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser (the sister of professional skateboarder Steve Nesser) at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis. He has five older siblings: David, Alan, Marci, Holly, and Anna. Billie has identified himself as bisexual, saying in a 1995 interview with The Advocate, "I think I've always been bisexual. Kirsch left the group in 1992, and was replaced by Jason White. Green Day fan community for discussing the latest band news & sharing audio, video 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. I mean, it's something that I've always been interested in. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Armstrong appeared in American Idiot in the role of St. Jimmy for two stints in late 2010[30][31] and early 2011.[32]. He is joined in Green Day by drummer Tre Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and guitarist Jason White . "Blue" also appears on the album cover of Insomniac. Won Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. We wrote that record when I was 18, 19 years old, and it was at a time before punk became mainstream. But Even though the haze of platinum sales and record label backslaps, Armstrong must have seen the backlash coming. Copies of Blue have been in use since at least 1997 or 1998. Twenty of his Gibson guitars are Les Paul Junior models from the mid- to late-1950s. Heres how it works. Insomniac Tour ", and I say, "No that's trendy!". [37] The incident occurred just four days prior to the release of Green Day's ninth studio album, Uno! WebAdrienne Nesser (1994) Billie Joe Armstrongs Career Highlights. Shortly after his split with Pelino, Armstrong began dating a woman he has identified only as "Amanda". He has five older siblings: David, Alan, Marci, I think people are born bisexual, and it's just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of, 'Oh, I can't.' Billie and Mike Dirnt got their first gig at Rod's Hickory Pit during their early years. [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. 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. It's ingrained in our heads that it's bad, when it's not bad at all. Try being a parent! Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. He spent much of this time taking long walks and participating in jam sessions in the basement of Hi-Fi, a bar in Manhattan. Today, Billie mainly uses Gibson and Fender guitars. Hoping to clear his head and develop new ideas for songs, Armstrong traveled to New York City alone for a few weeks in 2003, renting a small apartment in the East Village of Manhattan. California punk band Rancid's lead singer Tim Armstrong asked Armstrong to join his band, but he refused owing to the progress with Green Day. Billie Joe Armstrong was born and raised in Rodeo, California, a town 24 miles north of Oakland, as the youngest of six children. Armstrong has also cited Minneapolis-based bands The Replacements and Husker Du as major musical influences.Armstrong attended John Swett High School, also in Crockett, and later Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California, but then dropped out to pursue his musical career.In 1987, aged 15, Armstrong formed a band called Sweet Children with his childhood friend Mike Pritchard. The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends" is a 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". That same year, they released their debut EP 1,000 Hours through Lookout Records. John Kiffmeyer (19871990) Ironically, this would soon prove to be its undoing. If the song was endearing Green Day to a wider audience, it was doing little to cement their punk fan base. "[65], 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. At times, I probably was. Gender: Male. We were playing too many Coliseum-style shows. Well, fuck yeah I want to change the world to a certain extent yeah. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. In April 2007, Billie and his wife sent photos of their spring break working with Habitat For Humanity and a diary to greenday.net. Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. All rights reserved. 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. His mother worked at Rod's Hickory Pit restaurant in El Cerrito. Green Day Wiki is a FANDOM Music Community. [on what he would like to do instead of music] I've done some producing, that I can do. So he kicks over the garbage can and says, "That's Punk? 24 votes, 13 comments. School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. When it came out, we had no control over who liked it, recalls drummer Tr Cool. 2004. Billie's other ancestry includes Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), English, Scottish, Welsh, and possibly distant Cherokee Native American. ", "What do you mean we walked around dressed like girls? Twenty of his Gibson guitars are Les Paul Junior models from the mid- to late-1950s. He replaced the original Broadway cast member Tony Vincent from September 28 to October 3. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. 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. Their drummerJohn Kiffmeyer was replaced by Tr Cool in late 1990. RollingStoneMagazine-issue-1178-March14-2013-Pg39, Fernandes The Revival RST-50 Stratocaster, American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording, Dobbs v. 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Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. He will mentor the artists on Aguilera's team where she serves as a coach.In 1990, Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Billie has made several replicas of this guitar and uses them at concerts, as the original Blue was damaged during a concert, and is too fragile to tour with today. At the age of 10, Armstrong met Mike Dirnt in the school cafeteria and they immediately bonded over their love of music. 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"). Billie also has his own line of Les Paul Junior guitars from Gibson. Basket Case is about anxiety attacks and feeling like youre about to go crazy, he later explained. if(typeof ez_ad_units != 'undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'wikibioworth_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_3',670,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-wikibioworth_com-medrectangle-4-0'); Regarding age, Billie Joe Armstrong is 51 years old as of 2023. [47] Armstrong later said that the substances he had been abusing were alcohol and prescription pills for anxiety and insomnia. [49] He starred alongside Leighton Meester in the 2014 film Like Sunday, Like Rain. "Blue" also appears in several of their music videos starting with "Longview", "Basket Case", "Brain Stew/Jaded", and appearing most recently in "Minority". Or maybe Billie Joe Armstrong has finally accepted that its an amazing song that makes crowds go apeshit. [August 2004], Headlining on Roskilde Festival, Denmark (as. Armstrong collaborated with many artists. 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). Ronnie Blake (20062007) Money Money 2020 was released on Adeline Records, a record label co-owned by Armstrong. Both models include a Gibson "H-90" pickup, exclusive to Armstrong's models. Race or Ethnicity: White. He attended Hillchest Elementary School in Rodeo, where a teacher encouraged him to record a song titled "Look for Love" at the age of five on the Bay Area label Fiat Records. 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. It got to the point where I wasnt even singing the lyrics any more, Armstrong told VH1 of audiences reaction to the song. Billie received his first guitar, a Cherry Red Hohner acoustic, which his father bought him. Sexual orientation: Bisexual. When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. Tr Cool (1990present), Raj Punjabi (1987) Billie Joe Armstrong (1987present) [68] The second began production in 2012 and is a TV Yellow double-cutaway Junior. Wright made his debut on Green Day's second album, Kerplunk. nobody's perfect, so why practice? Is a member of the band The Longshot. Pop Disaster Tour His eye color is green and hair color is black. [22] He spent much of this time taking long walks and participating in jam sessions in the basement of Hi-Fi, a bar in Manhattan. His father, Andy Armstrong, was a jazz drummer and truck driver for Safeway to support the family. [23], In 2004, Green Day debuted American Idiot, their first rock opera. To view the purposes they believe they have legitimate interest for, or to object to this data processing use the vendor list link below. [45] 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. On February 17, he celebrates his birthday and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. Tr became Green Day's drummer in late 1990 after Sobrante left in order to go to college. 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. 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A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. People were just doing it on their own.. In 1990, Billie met Adrienne Nesser, at one of Green Day's early shows in Minnesota, whom he married on July 2, 1994. He has the most successful band in the punk rock era. 24 votes, 13 comments. In the beginning, Armstrong and Dirnt both played guitar, with Raj Punjabi[17] on drums[18] and Sean Hughes on bass. 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. FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Critics never really want to like my band. He named his guitar Blue. They have nothing to say, you know? He dropped out of high school in order to place full-time focus on music. 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. Billie Joe won Best Breakout Performance - Best Featured Actor Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2014 "Like Sunday, Like Rain". Cole installed the Bill Lawrence L500XL Humbucker pickup in the bridge position at an angle similar to Eddie Van Halen's guitar Frankenstrat which caused Armstrong to be very influenced by Van Halen. You think your life is tough? At age 10 while attending Carquinez Middle School in Crockett, CA, he met Mike Dirnt, and they immediately bonded over their love of music. After a few performances, Hughes left the band in 1988; Dirnt then began playing bass and they became a three-piece band. So it was a crazy year. 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. From what people have been telling me, everything has been really positive. [44] He discussed how, during the 21st Century Breakdown tour of 20092010, "There were meltdowns on that tour that were huge". 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. It's not William Joseph, it's "just" Billie Joe. If they had, one suspects they might never had recorded it. The song "Wake Me Up When September Ends", is a memorial to his father. I think people are born bisexual, and it's just that our parents and society kind of veer us off into this feeling of 'Oh, I can't.' [53] Armstrong joined The Replacements on stage again at the Shaky Knees Music Festival in Atlanta in May. 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He also openly opposed to Donald J. Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. [7], Billie Joe Armstrong[8] was born in Oakland, California,[9] on February 17, 1972,[10] the youngest of six children of Ollie Jackson (born 1932)[11] and Andrew Marsicano Armstrong (19281982). Joseph Marciano Joey Armstrong, born on February 28, 1995, presently plays drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS. [35] The first single from the album, "Long Time Gone", was released on October 23. WebAdrienne Nesser (1994) Billie Joe Armstrongs Career Highlights. He has two children named Joseph Marciano and Jakob Danger. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). He bought this guitar in 2000 just before recording the album Warning.[67]. [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. corner since "Longview" first showed up on MTV in 1994? Their second child, Jakob Danger Armstrong, was born on September 12, 1998. He is also a record producer, actor, and musician. Armstrong met his first serious girlfriend, Arica Pelino, at 924 Gilman Street on his 16th birthday. 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. American Idiot World Tour WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. northeast of San Francisco Bay. 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. (April 24, 2011) Third stint in "American Idiot" as St. Jimmy for the show's final weeks from April 5th through closing, April 24th. Read the article for Billie Joe Armstrong Age, Bio, Net Worth, Height, Weight, Wife, Salary, Wiki, Girlfriend, Dating, and many more. WebRegarding age, Billie Joe Armstrong is 51 years old as of 2023. Sean Hughes (1987-1988) BA1 1UA. To them, if they don't know about it, it obviously wasn't cool enough to begin with. Records They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. Billie 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. 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. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, hottest people on the Earth (aside from me), Alan Ross Oller Garth Schultz Sign up below to get the latest from Louder, plus exclusive special offers, direct to your inbox! | When asked to look back to 1994 and Dookie selling 10 million copies, Billie Joe responds: "Gosh. Billie has also cited The Replacements and Hsker D, both from Minneapolis, as major influences. 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. [23] After returning home, Armstrong was arrested for driving under the influence on January 5, 2003, and released on $1,200 bail. 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. Basket Case was not an overnight success. [66] His Fender collection includes: Stratocaster, Jazzmaster, Telecaster, a Gretsch hollowbody, Rickenbacker 360 and his copies of "Blue" from Fender Custom Shop. He states that his favorite guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior he calls "Floyd". He is joined in Green Day by drummer Tre Cool, bassist Mike Dirnt and guitarist Jason White. Billie Joe Experience How Billie Joe Armstrong wrote Green Day's game-changing three-minute classic Basket Case in a basement surrounded by pizza boxes. Minority is about being an individual. 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. Billie dedicated a song to him called "Why Do You Want Him". The "BJ" on Blue stands for Billie Joe, inspired by Stevie Ray Vaughan whose Stratocaster has his own initials, "SRV", on the pickguard. The character of Whatsername on the album American Idiot, and in the American Idiot musical, is based on Amanda. Billie Joe Armstrong is vocal about his disdain for organized religion. If you would like to change your settings or withdraw consent at any time, the link to do so is in our privacy policy accessible from our home page.. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). Armstrong serves as the lead vocalist, primary songwriter, and lead guitarist of the punk rock band Green Day, co-founded with Mike Dirnt . The Network 99 Revolutions Tour We wrote that record when I was 18, 19 years old, and it was at a time before punk became mainstream. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. He was part of the Green Day side project the Network from 2003 to 2005, which became active again in 2020. I really don't want to go through a process of trying to figure out how to do it. Even Gilman Street turned its back on its prodigal son, via an anonymous message carved into the bathroom wall that simply read Billie Joe Must Die. Billie was asked to join Rancid by lead singer Tim Armstrong, but he refused due to the progress with Green Day. 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. Later the band was renamed to Greenday in 1989. Records. Announced that there will be an "American Idiot" movie. It's a very beautiful thing. Billie Joe Armstrong does not have a girlfriend and he is not dating anyone right now. Many Green Day fans who listened to the record remarked the similarity between the two bands. He was 22 years old. [12] He became interested in punk rock after being introduced to the genre by his brothers. They released their first album Love is for Losers on 4/20/18. He has also been confirmed to be part of a side project called The Network, which released an album called Money Money 2020. His fathers name is Andrew Marciano Armstrong who was a Jazz musician and a truck driver. Before the release of Dookie put him on the rock star treadmill of tour bus bunks and five-star hotels, Billie Joe Armstrong lived in the basement of a dilapidated student house in the Californian college town of Berkeley. [26][27], In 2009, Armstrong formed a band called Rodeo Queens, along with members of Green Day and NYC punk rocker Jesse Malin. Executive summary: Frontman for Green Day. 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