the youngest of six children of Ollie (Jackson) and Andrew "Andy" Marsicano Armstrong. I had a kid at the same time, and I was married. 21st Century Breakdown World Tour 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). 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. Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk bandGreen Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. Two children: Joseph Marsicano, born February 28, 1995, and Jakob Danger, born September 12, 1998. There's nothing wrong with being a loser, it just depends on how good you are at it. There are two stickers on it saying "BJ" standing for "Billie Joe". They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 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. ". [96], In 1990, Armstrong met Adrienne Nesser (the sister of professional skateboarder Steve Nesser) at one of Green Day's early performances in Minneapolis. 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. [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. His father, Andy Armstrong, was a jazz drummer and truck driver for Safeway to support the family. He became interested in punk rock after being introduced to punk rock by his brothers. The net worth of Billie Joe Armstrong is $60 million as of 2023. He also uses his signature line now in many of his tours today. Bath 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. The Coverups In 1991, Armstrong joined the band Pinhead Gunpowder, consisting of bassist Bill Schneider, drummer Aaron Cometbus, and fellow vocalist/guitarist Sarah Kirsch. An example of data being processed may be a unique identifier stored in a cookie. [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. Occupation: Musician. [25] 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. His mother worked at Rod's Hickory Pit restaurant in El Cerrito. Armstrong appeared in American Idiot in the role of St. Jimmy for two stints in late 2010[30][31] and early 2011.[32]. BA1 1UA. Before Fame They married on July 2, 1994, with Nesser discovering that she was pregnant the day after their wedding. The first time Billie Joe kissed Adrienne he went home and wrote ". 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. [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]. His mother gave birth to him when she was 40. 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. Friends since the fifth grade, following the death from cancer of Andy Armstrong, Billie Joe, then aged 10, and Mike Dirnt grew especially close. His song Wake Me Up When September Ends is in memory of his father. So he just taught me how to put my hands on the thing". Being driven by artistic enthusiasm, he dropped out of high school on his 18th birthday. Billie Joe Armstrong was born February 17, 1972, in Oakland, California. Hindsight, as they say, is always 20/20. A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. Sometimes I give myself the creeps, sometimes my mind plays tricks on me, he yelps in the chorus. Westerberg referred to Billie Joe as an "expansion of the band". Armstrong said that his abuse affected his judgment when putting the record together, saying, I thought my life was completely normal. (half sibling). Charlotte Sendall, Other Works Five older siblings: David, Allen, Marcy, Holly and Anna. Won Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. [34] In 2013, Armstrong and singer-songwriter Norah Jones released the album Foreverly, consisting of covers of songs from The Everly Brothers' album Songs Our Daddy Taught Us. Aaron Cometbus (1990) Gibson has also released an extremely limited run of acoustic signature guitars. Billie also has his own line of Les Paul Junior guitars from Gibson. If they had, one suspects they might never had recorded it. He also plays harmonica, mandolin, drums and piano and most recently the saxophone. Rodeo Queens, Discography (Promotional) - IMDb Mini Biography By: Signing on to "The Voice" may be the most punk-rock thing Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong has done in years. Billie Joe is the co-owner of Adeline Records, along with his wife. He also openly opposed to Donald J. Trump in the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. [75], Armstrong supported Barack Obama during the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections,[76][77] and Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential election. 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. WebAdrienne Nesser (1994) Billie Joe Armstrongs Career Highlights. Executive summary: Frontman for Green Day. Tr became Green Day's drummer in late 1990 after Sobrante left in order to go to college. 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"). 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. This sense of egalitarianism the fact that it didnt challenge, patronise or exclude meant Basket Case could be enjoyed by anyone. He spent much of this time taking long walks and participating in jam sessions in the basement of Hi-Fi, a bar in Manhattan. He toured with this guitar from the band's early days and still uses it to this day. WebAge 50 years old Birth Sign Aquarius About Guitarist and singer who co-founded the punk band Green Day, whose anti-war album, American Idiot, won a Grammy and six other music awards. He plays several other instruments as well as guitar. He named his guitar Blue. 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. They first met in 1990, at one of Green Days first shows in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was 22 years old. "Blue" also appears on the album cover of Insomniac. Joseph Marciano Joey Armstrong, born on February 28, 1995, presently plays drums in the Oakland-based band SWMRS. 24 votes, 13 comments. School is practice for the future, and practice makes perfect. Hella Mega Tour, Lookout! The interviewers raised the question of selling out. Foxboro Hot Tubs "[92] The couple split in late 1991. [61] Shortly after, Armstrong announced that he and The Longshot would embark on a summer tour. So it was a crazy year. I had a kid at the same time, and I was married. Until Basket Case, Green Day were a modestly successful band, who followed punks dogma to the letter and still played the venue where theyd cut their teeth as teenagers (the Gilman Street Project in Berkeley). [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. [on what he would like to do instead of music] I've done some producing, that I can do. nobody's perfect, so why practice? 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. He is married to Adrienne Armstrong (ne Nesser) and has two children, Joseph Marciano (Febuary 28, 1995) and Jakob Danger (September 12, 1998). 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. 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. He wrote his first song when he was five years old and met Mike Dirnt, one of his future bandmates, in his elementary school cafeteria. 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! A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. 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. His father worked as a jazz musician and truck driver for Safeway Inc. to support his family. [on the media] You know, I've made it a point not to read a thing. He is the youngest one among his siblings. Theres something about it that feels like a fanzine. Ironically, this would soon prove to be its undoing. Insomniac Tour He has five older siblings: David, Alan, Marci, Hollie, and Anna. 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. [50] For his work in the film, Bilie Joe won the Breakout Performance Award at the 2014 Williamsburg Independent Film Festival. Oakland Coffee Works, International Super Action Figures! 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. corner since "Longview" first showed up on MTV in 1994? [June 2005], Recording new material for the follow-up album to "American Idiot". At the same time Dirnt switched to bass and they became a 3-piece band. [March 2010]. Copies of Blue have been in use since at least 1997 or 1998. Critics never really want to like my band. Continue with Recommended Cookies. 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. Occupation: Musician. They married on July 2, 1994, and the day after their wedding, Adrienne discovered she was pregnant. [24] In 2009, Green Day released 21st Century Breakdown, the band's second rock opera, which was another commercial success. 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. Touring Europe. Inevitably, it was the asylum-themed videos heavy rotation on MTV and Green Days anarchic performance at Woodstock in 1994 that finally saw Basket Case reach its slacker demographic. They married on July 2, 1994, and Adrienne found out she was pregnant the day after their wedding. 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FamousBirthdays.com - use subject to the practices disclosed in our privacy policy. Were not going to try and write Basket Case 12 times in a row for one record, instead the frontman, and he wasnt kidding. Both models include a Gibson "H-90" pickup, exclusive to Armstrong's models. Visit our corporate site (opens in new tab). He is also a record producer, actor, and musician. WebBillie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor. One of the members of the band heard he wasn't allowed in, so they came out and personally escorted him into the show. From what people have been telling me, everything has been really positive. Billie's paternal grandmother was of one half Italian, one quarter German, and one quarter Spanish, ancestry (her own mother was born in Mexico, to a German father and a Spanish mother). In 1990, they released their debut album 39/Smooth. On February 17, he celebrates his birthday and his zodiac sign is Aquarius. Minority is about being an individual. Videography. Billie has identified himself as bisexual, saying in a 1995 interview with The Advocate, "I think I've always been bisexual. He made his debut his rock opera with his album American Idiot in 2004 which was one of the best albums in the history of rock music. 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. but I do believe there are issues we can COME TOGETHER on", "Green Day say 'fascist' Trump could be a 'puppet for the Illuminati', "Green Day on Donald Trump and current state of America: 'I can't believe we're still alive', "Green Day blame rise of Trump on stupid white people", @billiejoearmstrong on Instagram - Billie Joe Armstrong endorses Biden-Harris, "Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong says he's 'renouncing' US citizenship after Roe v. Wade is overturned", "AOL Radio Listen to Free Online Radio Free Internet Radio Stations and Music Playlists", "SWMRS' Joey Armstrong Responds to Claims of Sexual Misconduct", "Foxboro Hot Tubs Stop Drop and Roll!!! A quarter of a century on, the bill featured, among others, Aerosmith, Metallica, Nine Inch Nails and Primus. He co-wrote the Go-Go's 2001 song "Unforgiven". 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