FACTS:

~Billie Joe is actually his real name, NOT William Joseph!

~Billie Joe was born on February 17, 1972

~His father was a truck driver and jazz drummer who died of lung cancer when Billie was 10. His mother was a waitress at Rod's Hickory Pit.

~The first song Billie ever wrote was when he was 12. It was called "Why Do You Want Him?".

~At age 5, Billie would sing at hospitals to cheer up patients.

~His side band is Pinhead Gunpowder

~ Billie recorded "Look for Love" at age five.

~ He married Adreinne Nesser in July 1994. They have two kids, Joseph Marcicano and Jacob Danger Armstrong.

~Billie met Mike in the school cafeteria and they started talking about music.

~Billie Joe is the youngest of 6 children.

~Billie's guitar is called Blue. There have been several replicas of the original made so as not to ruin the original any more. The original was a gift from his father.
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