Billie Joe Armstrong

Billie Joe Armstrong is the lead singer of a punk-rock band called "Green Day." Billie Joe does not believe in war and believes in peace. Once BJ starts singing and playing his guitar, he brings peace to hundreds. Billie Joe has worked with Mike Dirnt (the bass player) and Tre' Cool (the drummer) for almost 18 years now. Billie Joe is many children's hero as well as adults. Children all around the world are starting to appreciate his exciting music and really enjoy it.

Billie Joe was born on February 17,1972, making him now in this 30's. Billie was the youngest of 6. He started singing when he was only five, and he sang to the old folk quite often. His father, Andy, died of cancer when Billie Joe was only 10 in September of 1982. Since then, he was raised by his mother, Ollie. Ollie was still working at Rod's Hickory Pitt as she did before Andy's death. When he was 10 he met Mike and they became great friends. For Billie's 11th birthday he got his first guitar. Mike and Billie later became busboys at Rod's Hickory Pitt to help support the Armstrong family in their shortness of money. Two years after Andy's death, Ollie remarried. The Armstrong children did not like their new dad at all, in fact when BJ was 14 he wrote a song called "Why Do You Want Him?" meaning his step father. When they were 15, Mike, Billie Joe, and a drummer named John, started a band called "Sweet Children."

When Billie was almost 18, he dropped out of high school to devote his life to what he had always wanted, music. A year later, John left the band to go to college. Now the remaining rockers had to find a new drummer. When Mike and Billie Joe met Tre' Cool (Frank Edwin Wright III) they knew he was right for their band. The soon became "Green Day" and started touring the country with Tre's dad at the wheel of an old bookmobile. Because the Green Day members were not rich, the had to stay in fan's houses. Green Day then started writing hits that are loved today.

It was in Minneapolis in 1990 when Billie first saw Adrienne Nesser. Billie Joe and Adrienne dated for 4 years, and then got married on July 2,1994. Two days after their marrige Adrienne found out she was pregnant with Joseph Marciano Armstrong who was born in 1995. Three years later Adrienne announced that she was pregnant with Jakob Danger Armstrong. The Armstrong family was now complete. Green Day was now a huge band and still is today.

Now Green Day is fighting to end the war and develop peace with the United States and the rest of the world. Green Day is working to prevent global warming, drug usage, pollution, and other worldly problems. Green Day is donating money, time, and loves to help. Billie Joe Armstrong is my hero because he worked hard to acheive his dream and he cares about the world we live in. Billie Joe is a great person.