Biography
American Billy Joe Armstrong is a famous musician, founder and frontman alternative Green Day Punk Group. Solo creativity and Side projects of a rapid man from California for decades interest hundreds of thousands of people.Childhood and youth
Billy Joe Armstrong was born in Auckland in February 1972 in the family, where five children were already brought up. Sister and brothers named Anna, David, Alan, Holly and Marti, at an early age became for the boy the smallest of people.
Father who worked a trucker was fond of jazz music, sometimes played a team that was touring the cities. The mother was a waitress in the restaurant of the city of Rodeo and, unlike her husband, did not have a relation to the creative world.
Billy Joe over time he inherited the talent of the head of the numerous family and at 5 years old, took singing, began to give concerts to relatives. He sincerely loved the compositions of the dark-skinned American masters, which seemed at the same time something wonderful and simple.
In the fall of 1982, the gifted child ran into the tragedy: the father died suddenly from cancer, and his mother married the second time. Armstrong hated the stepfather and betrayed his woman to cope with emotions, he went to jazz with his head.
School comrade Mike Dernt helped the crisis situation as a child, subsequently the Green Day bass guitarist. On his advice, parents presented the guy the first electric guitar, which became the subject of the envy of classmates and friends.
At the age of 10, California has switched to alternative music, the Albums of Van Halen, DEF Leppard and other rock bands were heard. He dreamed of his own team touring the world, so the experience gained, visiting a small local club.
In parallel, a passionate teenager tried to get an education, but because of the performing career threw school in 1990. Together with Mike, he created the Sweet Children punk rock team and decided to devote himself to creative work as much as possible.
Personal life
In the personal life of Billy, Joe Armstrong had a romantic relationship, in distant youth, he met the first of numerous girlfriends. The girl named Eric was considered a fan of his team, being a photographer-an amateur, she entered the creative circle.After hard parting at the end of 1991, the musician met Amanda, a woman with a challenging destiny. She threw the beloved due to the feminist movement, and Billy Joe, who thought about suicide, went frustrated for several months.
An American Adrienn Nesser, the sister of the famous skateboarder, saved Armstrong from loneliness and rapid steps. The Auckland native felt the tide of strength and inspiration, the image of the girlfriend appeared in a number of lyrical poems.
In July 1994, a couple played a magnificent wedding, 9 months after that, the first son appeared in the family. Joseph Martian Joey Armstrong, a fish on the zodiac sign, became a drummer, joining the creative clan of the older men.
Despite the presence of his wife and child, Billy Joe called himself bisexual, reasoned about the orientation on the pages of American newspapers. After the birth of the second boy, who received the name of Jacob Dajnger, scandalous interviews and news had the entire Internet.
Relatives did not pay attention to the statements of the musician, in Facebook and Instagram there are photos of a friendly family. In the comments under the pictures made on the territory of the house in Berkeley, Armstrong wanted a spouse and children of limitless happiness and love.
Music
Over time, the Sweet Children group has undergone stylistic changes, and a new Green Day project appeared on the American scene. Billy Joe, Mike Dernet and John Kiffmeyer recorded 1000 Hours mini-album, which attracted the attention of people not indifferent to punk rock.
In the late 1980s, Californias in his free time played with friends from American teams Pinhead Gunpowder, The Longshot and Rancid. The released discs, video clips and concert speeches showed that Auckland's native is a bright and distinctive individual.
In the 90s, Billy Joe was given to his own team, presented such as Kerplunk, Dookie and Nimrod. The popularity of Californian punk and the success of their new releases provided the biographies of Armstrong favorable turn.
Becoming the stars of an alternative price, at the beginning of the 21st century, Green Day participants continued to produce albums and touring the cities. Delight of fans caused American Idiot songs, Are We The Waiting, She's a Rebel, Haushinka, King For a Day and Look for Love.
Unfortunately, alcohol and sleeping pills forced Armstrong to slow down the pace - the Revolution Radio plate appeared years later. During the treatment period, California worked individually to return to normal life, without harming anyone from friends.
Possessing an extensive range of creative skills and skills, Billy Joe in 2010 was realized as an actor. He starred in the film "Love in an adult" and the series "Sister Jackie", hoping in parallel to master the profession of producer and film director.
The words spoken by Armstrong in an interview and at concerts often turned into quotes worthy of philosophical books. The contractor's lifestyle always remained punk culture, thanks to this area he achieved a lot.
Style and appearance
Billy Joe Armstrong is considered to be the most prominent punk of modernity, a bright stage image highlights it from the creative mass. During performances with a group, the singer with an increase of 170 cm is maximally limited.Hairstyle, shirt and red tie became a visiting card of Armstrong, in the youth at concerts and in the clips he used makeup. The artist's question questions touched in an interview with the Evening Urgant show, his revelations caused excitement from fans.
Musical archives have been preserved photos with beard or red hair, as well as extravagant tattoos on the torso, hands and legs. Epatizing the public, American repeatedly put on the dress, which caused rumors and gossip in the circles close to punk rock.
On some posters and posters, Armstrong looks like Michael Shin, Welsh, who played the roles in the films "Blaging Signs" and "Other World". The myth of identity dispelled due to the replicas of the artist, who were periodically allowed to the American ether.
Billy Joe Armstrong now
In the 2020th album Father of All Motherfuckers, which demonstrated that Armstrong was now departed from past times. In a dozen short compositions, uncharacteristic for American punks, California vocals were unexpectedly mitigated.
Armstrong began to prepare for global touring gastroies that the Green Day group scheduled a few months ahead. Due to quarantine, which closed the boundaries between the countries, the Contractor returned to the Internet promotion of work.
Discography
With Green Day group
- 1992 - Kerplunk!
- 1994 - Dookie.
- 1995 - InsomniaC.
- 1997 - Nimrod.
- 2002 - Shenanigans.
- 2004 - American iDiot
- 2012 - ¡uno!
- 2012 - ¡dos!
- 2012 - ¡Tre!
- 2016 - Revolution Radio
- 2020 - Father Of All Motherfuckers
With the Pinhead Gunpowder group
- 1995 - Jump Salty
- 1997 - Goodbye Ellston Avenue
- 2003 - COMPULSIVE DISCLOSURE
With the Network group
- 2003 - Money Money 2020
With Foxboro Hot Tubs Group
- 2008 - STOP DROP AND ROLL !!!