Billie Joe Armstrong (by Florencia Dramis)

Have you ever wondered about the origin of your favorite song? 

Billie Joe Armstrong was born on February 17, 1972. He is an American rock musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, main songwriter and lead guitarist for the punk rock band, Green Day.

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Billie was born in Piedmont, California, a small town surrounded by the city of Oakland, and was rised in Rodeo. His father, Andy Armstrong, died of cancer, in September, when Billie was 10 years old. He got depressed and spent weeks in his bedroom. When his mother noticed he had a problem, she went to talk with him. When she tried to convince him to go out, he denied and answered: “Leave me alone and wake me up when September ends”. That’s the origin of the famous song called “Wake Me Up When September Ends”.