- His mother gave birth to him when she was 40.
- Wrote the song "'Wake Me Up When September Ends" about his father's death when he was a child and how he dealt with it then and deals with it now. The song appears on the album "American Idiot", released in 2004.
- He enjoys getting people up on stage to play instruments for the band when Green Day plays live.
- His guitar is nicknamed "Blue" and he's had it since he was 11 years old.
- Announced that there will be an "American Idiot" movie. (January 2006)
- He wrote the song "Church on Sunday" about his wife Adrienne, convincing her to stay and not leave him. the song appears on Green Day's album "Warning", released in 2000.
- He is listed as a "ginger traitor" in the book "The Ginger Survival Guide" for dyeing his naturally ginger hair.
- His oldest sibling is 22 years older than him.
- He also plays harmonica, mandolin, drums and piano and most recently the saxophone.
- He and the rest of Green Day allowed indie label Lookout Records to keep the titles of their releases prior to "Dookie". They did this to foster a following for the record label--if kids got into them and wanted to hear earlier stuff by the band, the money would help keep Lookout Records going.
- Contrary to popular belief, his birth name is actually "Billie Joe" and not "William Joseph".
- Dropped out of high school one day before his 18th birthday.
- (September 21, 2004) Green Day released "American Idiot", the first punk rock opera.
- Two children: Joseph Marsicano, born February 28, 1995, and Jakob Danger, born September 12, 1998.
- Won Best Rock Album for "21st Century Breakdown" at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Green Day also performed with the cast of the Broadway production of their album "American Idiot" (a Grammy winner for Best Rock Album). (January 2010)
- Has a recording studio built in his basement
- In New Orleans building houses with Habitat For Humanity. (April 2007)
- Billie's paternal grandmother was of one half Italian, one quarter German, and one quarter Spanish, ancestry (her own mother was born in Mexico, to a German father and a Spanish mother). Billie's other ancestry includes Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), English, Scottish, Welsh, and possibly distant Cherokee Native American.
- Wrote his first song, "Why Do You Want Him", when he was only 14 (the song appears on "1,039 Smoothed Out Slappy Hours", Green Day's debut album).
- He began a one-week stint as "St. Jimmy" in Green Day's "American Idiot" on Broadway. (September 2010)
- Guitar and vocals for punk band Green Day, as well as 'Pinhead Gunpowder'.
- Lives in Oakland and Newport Beach, California, and also has a home near his wife's family in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
- Has also played in bands such as: Blatz, Rancid, The Lookouts, Goodbye Harry, 'Corrupted Morals' and still plays with 'Pinhead Gunpowder'.
- Youngest of six children.
- The Broadway production of their album "American Idiot" (which includes five songs from "21st Century Breakdown" and two "American Idiot" B-sides) is running at the St. James Theater. (March 2010)
- Father, Andrew (deceased) and mother, Ollie.
- Brother-in-law of Steve Nesser and Natalie Nesser.
- Headlining the main stage at The Reading Festival in the UK. (August 2004)
- Founded Adeline Records in Oakland, CA, in 1997.
- Five older siblings: David, Allen, Marcy, Holly and Anna.
- His mother is from Oklahoma.
- (April 24, 2011) Third stint in "American Idiot" as St. Jimmy for the show's final weeks from April 5th through closing, April 24th.
- Billie Joe won Best Breakout Performance - Best Featured Actor Williamsburg Independent Film Festival 2014 "Like Sunday, Like Rain".
- (January 1, 2011) Back in "American Idiot" as St Jimmy for 50 performances.
- Born at 2:00 AM on a Thursday.
- Touring Europe. Will soon be touring back in the US, and then will be returning to Paris in November. (June 2005)
- Week stint as "St. Jimmy" ended on October 3, 2010. Green Day went back on tour to promote "21st Century Breakdown". (October 2010)
- Is a member of the band The Longshot. They released their first album Love is for Losers on 4/20/18.
- Recording new material for the follow-up album to "American Idiot". (January 2006)
- In the recording studio creating a new album with Green Day, their first new album since 2002 ("Shenanigans"). (May 2004)
- Headlining on Roskilde Festival, Denmark (as Green Day). (July 2005)
- (February 27, 2011) The 50-performance run as St Jimmy in "American Idiot" ended.
- Touring in the U.S. (September 2005)
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