Billie Armstrong Research Paper

Ryan Gattis
Pd.6
4/15/16
Hero Essay Billie Joe Armstrong, an alcoholic, a friend, a proud bisexual, and as we all know him the lead singer of Green Day. Born in 1972, he started singing at the age of 5. Billie loved to sing to children of the hospital to make them feel better. His father Andrew Armstrong worked 2 jobs to support the family. He worked as a Subway truck driver and a Jazz musician. Ollie Jackson ,his mother, worked as a waitress at a local restaurant “Rod's Hickory Pit”. He got his first Guitar when he was 11 years old and named it ‘The Infamous Blue” which he still plays today with several other replicas. Billie Joe Armstrong is a hero because a hero is someone who people idolize for courage and many people idolize him for …show more content…
He has a mother (Ollie Armstrong) who worked at a restaurant as a waitress and a father (Andrew Armstrong) who worked two jobs to support the family. He is the youngest of six children.“At the age of 10, Billie's father died of esophagus cancer. His mother, continuing to work at Rod's Hickory Pit in Vallejo, California, to support herself and her six kids. Billie and Mike later worked there as busboys.” “Billie started singing at the age of 5 yrs old. He sang to the patients of the nearby hospital to make people feel better.” Billie dropped out of Pinole Valley High School to commit all his time to Sweet Children, The band name at the time. “One day before his 18th birthday, and halfway through his senior year, Billie dropped out of high school (Pinole Valley High School) to devote all his time to Sweet Children. He knew what he wanted to do - play music, and school was just getting in the way. At this point, Billie had the nickname "Two Dollar Bill", referring to the price of the joints he …show more content…
They would often have sleepovers where they would play songs from hard rock legends. Such as Ozzy Osbourne the Ramones Etc. They created The band Sweet Children which was later renamed “Greenday” They are still together today playing in Greenday. Mike was Billie’s “Protective aid” or “the person who helped him” This is a type of Archetype. He helps Billie throughout his life through the good and the bad while never. Billie met Mike Dirnt when he was only 10, in the school cafeteria. “During sleepovers at each other's houses, they played songs by old heavy metal warhorses such as Ozzy Osbourne, Def Leppard, and Van Halen As a hero has mentor/friend or someone to guide them throughout their lives. Billie’s dad died from Esophageal cancer when Billie was only 10. Billie had always an alcoholic and has opened up about him doing drugs. Alcohol impacted his life at the 2012 iheartradio festival when he was drunk on stage and made a bold statement about the show. He has been seeking help (Rehab) for his alcohol problem and drug addiction. His fellow (Bandmates) have helped him through the way. These series of events is what to be known as “ The road of difficult difficult tasks and challenges” as his father died and him battling his alcohol and drug

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