It's been a slightly unpredictable path," Billie Joe Armstrong told a Chicago crowd already on the verge of hysteria after two hours of punk mayhem. Then he paused, surveying the surreal scene. 'But I wouldn't trade it for the world.'
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'This is how you fuckin' party!' Armstrong told the crowd later on. He may be sober, but the singer still excels at his nearly unmatched frontman showmanship. 'Everybody here is alive!' he added, with a smile. 'This is a celebration!'