Billie Armstrong Research Paper

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Billie Joe Armstrong is a founding member of the band Green Day. He is famous for his music, looks, and outlook on life. Billie Joe Armstrong was born on February 17, 1972 in Oakland, California. Billie is the youngest of six Kids. He grew up middle class with his mother, Ollie Jackson and his father, Andrew Armstrong. His five siblings were named David, Alan, Marci, Hollie, and Anna. His mother was a waitress and his father was a truck driver and a jazz drummer making them part of the working class and having to support six children. In 1976 Billie and his family moved to Rodeo, California. Rodeo was a dull working class town dominated by a grand oil refinery. There was really not much to do in Rodeo, especially for kids. Billie remembers seeing a wall in Rodeo spray painted saying Bore-deo. Billie eventually wrote a song about the intense boredom he experienced there called “Christie Road” (Billie Joe Armstrong’s Life Story.wmv and @shortbiography).
Billie’s family was a very loving family eating dinner and having fun together. Billie and his father were very close, always playing music together and just having fun. However Billie’s family started to grow apart after his father died of esophageal cancer on september 10, 1982 when Billie was just …show more content…
During high school Billie was already starting to pursue his career in music. On his eighteenth birthday, Billie dropped out of high school to put all his effort into his musical career. Billie, Mike, and two of their friends formed the band Sweet Children in 1986. This didn't last long and in 1989 the group changed their name to Green Day. It isn't certain why they chose this name but many people think that it has something to do with their first pot experience. Billie later wrote a song called “Green Day” about his first pot experience. They then went on to release their first album called 1000 Hours (Billie Joe Armstrong’s Life
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Ryan Gattis Pd.6 4/15/16 Hero Essay Billie Joe Armstrong, an alcoholic, a friend, a proud bisexual, and as we all know him the lead singer of Green Day. Born in 1972, he started singing at the age of 5. Billie loved to sing to children of the hospital to make them feel better. His father Andrew Armstrong worked 2 jobs to support the family. He worked as a Subway truck driver and a Jazz musician. Ollie Jackson ,his mother, worked as a waitress at a local restaurant “Rod's Hickory Pit”. He got his…

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