Personally, I find this hard to believe, but in a new interview in Details magazine, motivational guru Tony Robbins says that Billie Joe is one of the people who take advice from him.
From Tony Robbins Uncut:
“Q: Are there prominent people who don’t want to say publicly that you’re coaching them?
A: The people I get are incredibly diverse: Anthony Hopkins, Quincy Jones, Andre Agassi, Serena Williams, Green Day.
“Q: So Billie Joe Armstrong calls you to ask questions about music?
A: He doesn’t call me for musical decisions. Before their American Idiot Tour, a lot of people thought they were just making the same stuff, and that they weren’t very strong. But he got my tapes, and they transformed his psychology. When they were at the Grammys, he was listening to my tapes backstage, before he went on. I listen to U2 and him; he listens to U2 and me.”
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August 21, 2007 at 10:50 am [ Category: News ]
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Comment from Ave September 25, 2007, 11:51 am
em…this sounds pretty weird…
I mean who would believe that Billie listened to a frikin’ tape and got a lot of inspiration for American Idiot? It sounds really…weird.