"If journalists ask you again and again about the same bands, you'll end up saying you hate them just because you're so fed up with being asked all those stupid questions"
- Billie Joe Armstrong
About this Quote
This quote by Billie Joe Armstrong speaks with the power of repetition and how it can form our opinions. When journalists ask the very same concerns about the same bands over and over once again, it can end up being tiresome and annoying. This can cause a feeling of being fed up and annoyed, which can then lead to an individual saying they hate the band, even if they don't in fact feel that method. This quote is a suggestion that our opinions can be formed by the environment around us, which it's important to be knowledgeable about this. It's also a reminder to journalists to be conscious of the questions they ask and to not be too repeated.
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