bjtp Had A Life Before GSB Age: 23 Gender: Female Posts: 27591
November 19th, 2007 at 07:25pm
Billie is not necessarily talking about himself or his own point of view in a lot of his lyrics. He has said in various interviews that the song that particular lyric was taken from was written based on the observations he had made on the type of young people today that don't bother earning a living or trying to make something of themselves, they just rely on being spoonfed everything from their rich parents.
He has also stated that he wants his boys to be normal, down to earth, hard-working young men with morals and values. I really don't think he'll let them sit around waiting for his fortune.
Onstage + like 'Rock-star' (for want of a better description) Billie Joe would be a completely different person to Dad Billie Joe-kinda like an alter-ego, cept less drastic. He's said it himself, didnt he? or at least i think he did? I read something like that in the book about Green Day by mark spitz that I forget the full name of and couldnt be bothered looking to see!
I read somewhere that he said he doesn't actually set rules for his kids. He just gives them guidelines on how to live and also that he wants to teach his sons to be sensitive and not some idiotic "macho" dude.
Garth King For A Couple Of Days Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 2242
May 19th, 2008 at 08:45pm
whatsername_stjimmy:
Onstage + like 'Rock-star' (for want of a better description) Billie Joe would be a completely different person to Dad Billie Joe-kinda like an alter-ego, cept less drastic. He's said it himself, didnt he? or at least i think he did? I read something like that in the book about Green Day by mark spitz that I forget the full name of and couldnt be bothered looking to see!
Book's called 'Nobody Likes You'.
And I remember something along those lines in it.
You know its not cool to spell cool with a K
thought I'd point that out now before you continue down the road of abusing the English language
And I agree with one of the above comments, we only see one aspect to him, none of us have any idea how he is when he's not in the public eye, he could be the best dad in the world, he could be the worst, we just don't know
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32227
May 27th, 2008 at 08:29pm
kathleen.luvs.BJ:
idk i think hed be a really kool dad. but i read that his oldest son was born in the same year as me. and i think that is kool....
o ya v. kool 4 sho
Garth King For A Couple Of Days Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 2242
May 31st, 2008 at 12:03am
^ I don't understand that sentence at all. If that is a sentence.
JESSE LACEY. Basket Case Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 17082
May 31st, 2008 at 12:11am
Garth:
^ I don't understand that sentence at all. If that is a sentence.
"Oh yeah, very cool for sure."
I think she was agreeing?
Boobmeister Great Success! Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 53579
May 31st, 2008 at 12:12am
... you guys can't sense sarcasm, can you?
Garth King For A Couple Of Days Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 2242
May 31st, 2008 at 02:27am
It's hard to catch over the internet.
Especially when you don't understand.
hence the smiley after it
and that's the point, it wasn't supposed to make sense, it's called taking the piss
Kurtni Moderator Age: 16 Gender: Female Posts: 32227
June 3rd, 2008 at 04:10am
Sorry, I won't make sarcastic remarks anymore. It causes too much confusion evidently. Talk about daddy Billie now.
Rocker Chic King For A Couple Of Days Age: 15 Gender: Female Posts: 2001
June 3rd, 2008 at 05:00am
You know what really got me? At the end of 2005, Rolling Stone asked him what his best moment was all year. In 05, there were the Grammys, the tour, the record sales, Bullet in a Bible - there were so many huge achievements he could've named. And you know how he replied? "I taught my son to play guitar."
That right there speaks volumes about what kind of father, what kind of man he is.
You know what really got me? At the end of 2005, Rolling Stone asked him what his best moment was all year. In 05, there were the Grammys, the tour, the record sales, Bullet in a Bible - there were so many huge achievements he could've named. And you know how he replied? "I taught my son to play guitar."
^^
Aww
You know its not cool to spell cool with a K
thought I'd point that out now before you continue down the road of abusing the English language
well who gives a fricken crap. i can spell words the way i want to. i wanna be different. and the only people who care about the english language are teachers pretty much.
Rocker Chic King For A Couple Of Days Age: 15 Gender: Female Posts: 2001
i think he would be like the awesome-ist dad ever!! (but my dad is pretty awesome tooo.) but i wonder if his kids and mikes like hang out..
i have a question... didnt billie's dad die when he was 10?? cuz like everything u read is like different...
JESSE LACEY. Basket Case Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 17082
June 26th, 2008 at 05:58am
Boobmeister:
... you guys can't sense sarcasm, can you?
I knew she wasn't agreeing.
Alright.
On topic.
I think it would suck to have him as a father.
For me, personally, I don't know much about him.
But anyone "famous" as a father would most likely force you to not trust a lot of people growing up.
k. done.
NO one thinks their parents are cool, so it's different for them than it is for us. Unless they think of Billie the same way we idolize him. I hope this makes sense.
