Mike Dirnt Quotes

At the end of the day, if you follow the music, it'll take you on a really, really great journey

Be yourself. Unless you have the option to be Batman, then always be Batman.

We work super hard to not have to work

If you start planning too far ahead, the next thing you know you forget you're living today

All my religious beliefs are based on Star Wars.

I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.

Happiness is a road traveled, not a destination.

Music's awesome, it's the closest thing we have to magic.

It's no use analyzing your life the whole time. Those analyses won't help you when you're dead

I'm an optimistic agnostic. I think the second we die, within a matter of seconds, everybody else arrives, and that's the party, and you live your hell on earth.

There isn't an audience in the world that Billie Joe can't command.

I think that's the most important thing you can do to be a real person - is to be honest with yourself.

As long as each day comes with a nice fresh cup of Oakland Coffee then everything will be alright.

Sometimes you need coffee, and sometimes you need a Bloody Mary.

Listen to the silence. Listen to your life. Be present, not just think about what's going on next week, next month.

Grab life by the balls and squeeze.

A turtle does come in it's own bowl

Bush, as far as I'm concerned, is a war criminal. With Trump, we have no idea. Right now it's just a freak show.

I have a daughter and she's the greatest thing that ever happened to me. She gives me a good excuse to watch cartoons.

I always said that the world is a better place because of Joey Ramone

It makes me extremely proud to make punk rock the biggest music in the world right now.

I'm an optimist, so I believe in some sort of life after death; I don't know what kind.

When I listen to songs, I can smell a rat. I like songs that speak to me with some deeper truth.