Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician and actor. He is best known for being the lead vocalist, guitarist, and primary songwriter of the rock band Green Day, which he co-founded with Mike Dirnt in 1987.

Green Day is an American rock band formed in Rodeo, California, in 1987 by lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong and bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, with drummer Tré Cool joining in 1990.

Feb 1, 2024 · Billie Joe Armstrong reflects on Green Day's mainstream crossover album, 'Dookie,' which marked a departure for the indie punk rockers. Their major-label debut, the album dropped on Feb. 1, 1994,...

Later, Sweet Children was renamed Green Day. Before they knew it, they were traveling all over the country in an old bookmobile with Tre's dad at the wheel.

Billie Joe Armstrong is the charismatic singer, multi-instrumentalist and frontman for Green Day. Born in 1972, Armstrong showed a remarkable interest in music from a young age, as evidenced by the fact that he recorded his first song, ‘Look For Love’, at the tender age of five.

Jan 21, 2025 · Billie Joe Armstrong changes the lyrics to call out Elon Musk: ‘I’m not a part of an Elon agenda’ 🔥🎤 Green Day live at Calabash, South Africa #greenday #elonmusk #billiejoearmstrong ...

Nov 26, 2024 · Billie Joe Armstrong (born February 17, 1972) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, and actor, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of Green Day. He co-founded the band with bassist Mike Dirnt, a childhood friend of his.

Jan 15, 2024 · 'We are the last of the rockers making a commotion,' Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong sings on its new album, 'Saviors,' 30 years after 'Dookie' made them stars.

Mar 19, 2024 · And American Idiot was that moment for us”: Billie Joe Armstrong on the making of the magnum opus that saved Green Day. The world's biggest punk band faced a crossroads in 2004 and it was a case of go big or go home. Armstrong explains how they supersized their sound – and saved the band.

Billie Joe Armstrong (born 17 February 1972 in Oakland, California) is an American musician and the lead singer and guitarist for the punk band Green Day. He also has numerous side projects as a vocalist, lyricist and guitarist in Foxboro Hot Tubs , Pinhead Gunpowder and The Network .