"The Sex Pistols had their problems, sure, but Sid Vicious never had to contend with the rabid froth of adolescent lust. At 5’7”, with a mouthful of chipped teeth and a full range of Slurpee-inspired hair colors, Billie Joe Armstrong may not seem the obvious candidate for David Cassidy of the ’90s, but he’s inspiring the same kind of hysteria. Now wherever Green Day goes, fans lie in wait for an autograph, a blessing, a snapshot. “It’s weird,” laughs the baffled singer, who married girlfriend Adrienne in July. (Expecting a child in March, they’ve dutifully signed up for Lamaze classes.) “I mean, I consider myself kind of an ugly guy.”
- Billie Joe Armstrong, 1994"