Billie Joe Armstrong - Biography

Last Editor: TRex1488				Billie Joe Armstrong Biography -   Name : Billie Joe Armstrong Date of birth : 17 February 1972 Place of birth : Oakland, California, USA Nickname : BJ Height : 5' 7

Billie Joe Armstrong Trivia -

Guitar and Vocals for punk band Green Day, as well as Pinhead Gunpowder. 2 children: Joseph Marciano, born in March 1995, and Jakob Danger, born September 12, 1998 Has a recording studio built in his basement His guitar is nicknamed "Blue" and he's had it since he was ten years old. Youngest of six children. Father died of cancer when he was 10 years old. Wrote his first song, "Why Do You Want Him", when he was only 14 (the song appears on 1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours, Green Day's debut album). Dropped out of high school. Is a vegetarian. He wrote the song "Brain Stew" while trying to get Joseph (his child) to go to sleep. He enjoys getting people up on stage to play instruments for the band when Green Day play live. Has also played in bands such as: Blatz, Rancid, the Lookouts, Goodbye Harry, Corrupted Morals, and still plays with Pinhead Gunpowder He also plays harmonica, mandolin, drums and piano He wrote the song 'Church on Sunday' about his wife Adrienne, convincing her to stay and not separate. the song appears on Green Day's album Warning, released in 2000

Billie Joe Armstrong Detailed Biography -

One of the influental people in punk rock music, as he was ranked, Billie Joe, was born on February 17, 1972 in Rodeo, California, as the youngest of 6 children. His dad was a jazz musician and a truck driver who passed away of a lung cancer when Billie Joe was at the age of 11. His mother was a waitress at a restaurant called Rod's Hickory Pit. As far as he started to talk he also began to sing and got used to go around to hospitals and sing to patients to cheer them up! Billie Joe's first song was Looking For Love (such a sweet name). At the age of 10, Billie Joe met Mike in the school canteen and they got hooked up on punk rock music.. Soon after they had formed their first band named Sweet Children. At the age of 11 Billie Joe got his first guitar he called Blue, as a present from his father. His first written song was a song named Why Do You Want Him?. It's obvious that Billie Joe's biggest love was music so he dropped out of school to devote to the band. As soon as band's first drummer Al Sobrante quit the band in a purpose of going to college, was quickly replaced by Tre Cool. Then Sweet Children was renamed Green Day. In 1990 in Minneapolis Billie Joe caught a glimpse of Adreinne for the first time. They got married on July 2, 1994. Now they have 2 kids, I mean, 2 sons Joseph Marciano who was born on March, 1995 and Jakob Danger, born on September 12, 1998... and they'll live happily 'till death do them part. I believe that you'd be interested in the first album Billie Joe bought.. It was Elvis Presely's The Sun Sessions. I guess you'd agree with me that Billie Joe is known for his odd and amusing actions on the stage and kinda rebellious sense of humour. I think you know that bit I'll mention it anyway, Billie Joe is co-founder and partial owner of the independent label Adeline Records. His side band named Pinhead Gunpowder is Green Day no.2 =) and I'm just listening to them right now. He was also member of Blatz, Rancid, The Lookouts, Goodbye Harry.