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Born
He has born in Oakland, California in 17 march of 1972. -
Father's death
When he was only 10 years, her father, Andy, death by a Esophageal cancer, before his death gave him his first guitar, Blue. -
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His taste for punk
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He met Mike Dirnt
Billie met Mike Dirnt in the school. He and mike have shared musical likes. Played songs like a Ozzy Osbourne, Queen, Def Leppard, and Van Halen. -
First time on a stage
When he was 13 years, Billie singing "Stille Nacht" in a Christmas show at her school, was the first time singing on stage. -
Her influences with punk
At the age of 15 years and was well known to many members of the Gilman Street punk move, Berkeley, to Mike and Billie was a very special place in their lives. -
Two Dollars Billie.
In high school he was nicknamed "Two Dollar Bill" because he used to sell marijuana joints for two dollars, Billie Joe consumed during aldolescencia, Billie Joe and the rest of the band had much love for cannabis, with this psychedelic drugs should be the name of the band Green Day. -
Sweet children
Billie formed a band called Sweet Children with his friend Mike Dirnt. In 1990 change the name to Green Day. -
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GREEN DAY
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Tre Cool
Tre cool enters the band. -
Around USA
They began touring around the country. They traveled in an old van driven by the father of Tré Cool. -
Adrienne
At a concert in Minneapolis, Billie Joe met his future wife Adrienne Nesser. They were dated for four years and July 2, 1994 were married in Berkeley. The marriage lasted 5 minutes after the ceremony were housed in a prestigious hotel called Claremont.
he and Adrienne were drunk when they married in order to calm their nerves. -
Dookie
With the advent of Dookie in 1994 after signing with the multinational Reprise Records, the band acquired international recognition. -
Bisexual
Armstrong has identified himself as bisexual, saying in a 1995 interview with The Advocate -
Joseph Armstrong
Born his son Joseph Armstrong. -
Jakob
Born his son Jakob "Danger" Armstrong. -
His Guitars
Today, Armstrong mainly uses Gibson and Fender guitars. Twenty of his Gibson guitars are Les Paul Junior models from the mid- to late-1950s. ". He states that his favorite guitar is a 1956 Gibson Les Paul Junior he calls "Floyd". He bought this guitar in 2000 just before recording their album Warning -
Arrested
Billie was arrested for speeding and driving under the influence alcohol. -
American idiot
Green Day launched one of the most popular album called American Idiot with which the band starts a tour that takes on even more recognition and they recorded a DVD of the concerts more relevant. -
Green Day & u2
Green Day & U2 will perform on September 25 in a mini concert in the middle of an NFL game in the reopening of the Louisiana Superdome, in a musical event in tribute to New Orleans, which seeks to recover the music of the region devastated by flooding after Hurricane Katrina. -
Ecology
Armstrong and his wife Adrienne sent photos of their spring break working with Habitat for Humanity and a diary to GreenDay.net -
Armstrong supported Barack Obama
Armstrong supported Barack Obama during the 2008 presidential election. -
Broadway
Billie joe starts acting in the musical on broadway American idiot
