LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-FEB 17, 2020…ON THIS DATE IN 1972 BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG WAS BORN IN OAKLAND CALIFORNIA. HE’S THE YOUNGEST OF 6 THE CHILDREN OF OLLIE JACKSON, AND ANDREW ARMSTRONG.
ACCORDING TO BABY HUEY (BILLY JOE AND GREEN DAY STALKER) BILLY JOE IS THE YOUNGEST OF THE 6 CHILDREN. HE WAS RAISED IN RODEO CALIFORNIA, AND MET MIKE DIRNT AT THE AGE OF 10 IN THE SCHOOL CAFETERIA. IN 1989, AT THE AGE OF 17, BILLY JOE FORMED GREEN DAY WITH DIRNT. THE NAME GREEN DAY WAS CHOSEN FOR THE GROUP’S LOVE OF MARIJUANA. ON HIS 18TH BIRTHDAY, ON THIS DATE IN 1990 BILLY JOE DROPPED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL TO PURSUE A CAREER IN MUSIC. ID SAY THINGS WORKED OUT WELL FOR HIM AND THE GROUP. HERE’S GREEN DAY IN CONCERT
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source-Baby Huey’s bedroom wall