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Billie Joe was born in Oakland, California. Oh the wonders of birth!
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He attended Hillcrest Elementary School in Rodeo, where a teacher encouraged him to record a song titled "Look for Love" on the Bay Area label Fiat Records. It was released when he was 5!
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At the age of 10, Armstrong met Mike Dirnt in the school cafeteria, and they immediately bonded over their love of music.
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When Billie was 10 his dad died of oesophageal cancer. His dad was the main inspiration behind Billie's music so his death inspired more music.
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Armstrong and Dirnt's first live performance under the name Green Day was in Davis, a town approximately an hour's drive northeast of the San Francisco Bay area.
