Billie Joe Armstrong is an American rock

Rock music

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 musician and occasional actor

Actor

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, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter

Songwriter

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 and lead guitarist

Guitarist

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 for the American punk rock

Punk rock

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 band Green Day

Green Day

Green Day is an American punk rock band formed in 1987. The band consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong, bassist and backing vocalist Mike Dirnt, and drummer Tre Cool...

. He is also a guitarist and vocalist for the punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder

Pinhead Gunpowder is an American punk rock band formed East Bay, California, in 1990. The band has consisted of Aaron Cometbus , Bill Schneider , Billie Joe Armstrong and Jason White for the majority of its existence...

 and provides lead vocals for Green Day's side project Foxboro Hot Tubs

Foxboro Hot Tubs

The Foxboro Hot Tubs band is a side project of Green Day. All members of the band perform live with Green Day . Their debut album, Stop Drop and Roll!!! was released on April 22, 2008....

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Raised in Rodeo, California

Rodeo, California

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, Armstrong developed an interest in music at a young age, and recorded his first song at the age of five.