When I grew up music was something I did on the side - I played sports, I went to school - and so music was always there, and I was really fortunate …

- Joe Armstrong

The temptation to add features to a program must be resisted as strongly as possible. This requires the dedication of a saint

- Joe Armstrong

I want to be as big as I can be. To me, being big is just playing in front of a lot of people. And that's my goal.

- Joe Armstrong

I have a feeling that any simple problem can be made arbitrarily difficult by imposing a suitably heavy administrative process around the development.

- Joe Armstrong

Everyone should be able to go to a concert and enjoy music, and not feel like they're going to be harassed. That's how I see punk music.

- Joe Armstrong