Tim Armstrong

Tim Armstrong
Armstrong in 2008
Background information
Also known as	Lint, Tim Timebomb
Born	November 25, 1965 (age 51) Albany, California, United States
Origin	Albany, California, United States
Genres	Punk rock, ska punk, street punk, hardcore punk, reggae, ska, 2-tone, country, rapcore
Occupation(s)	Musician, guitarist, songwriter, producer
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, synthesizer, harmonica, melodica
Years active	1980–present
Labels	Lookout!, Hellcat, Epitaph
Associated acts	Rancid, Tim Timebomb, Transplants, Operation Ivy, Devils Brigade, Dance Hall Crashers, Downfall, Basic Radio, Shaken 69, The Silencers, The Distillers, Box Car Racer, The LJs, Generator, Danny Diablo, Jimmy Cliff, Gwen Stefani, Green Day, Stubborn Allstars, Vic Ruggiero
Website	timtimebomb.com
Notable instruments
Fender acoustic 6-string Gretsch Country Club Hagström Viking Gibson SG Gibson Les Paul Gretsch Tim Armstrong Electromatic Hellcat Acoustic

Timothy Armstrong (born on November 25, 1965) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He is best known as the singer/guitarist for the punk rock band Rancid and hip hop/punk rock supergroup the Transplants. Prior to forming Rancid, Armstrong was in the influential ska punk band Operation Ivy. In 1997, along with Brett Gurewitz of the band Bad Religion and owner of Epitaph Records, Armstrong founded Hellcat Records. In 2012, through his website, Armstrong started releasing music that influenced him, along with stripped-down cover songs of his own work under the name Tim Timebomb. He has released at least one song per week since late 2012. Armstrong is also an accomplished and sought-after songwriter for other artists. Armstrong won a Grammy Award for his work with Jimmy Cliff and Pink and he has also worked with Gwen Stefani and Joe Walsh.

At the age of five, Armstrong met Matt Freeman while playing Little League Baseball in Albany, California. Freeman and Armstrong formed a band many years later based on their shared love of bands such as The Clash and the Ramones. They both went to Albany Middle and High School. Armstrong married musician Brody Dalle in 1997, when she was only 18 and the couple divorced in 2003. Many of the lyrics on the album Indestructible deal with Armstrong's feelings about his divorce.

Due to their same last names, Armstrong is at times assumed to be the brother of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong whom he once invited to join his band. The two actually are not related but they are friends and Armstrong even directed the music video for Green Day's 2016 single Bang Bang. Tim's cousin, Scott, was the guitarist for Canadian punk band Desperate Minds. They did not know each other until they were introduced at a show in Chicago in 1988 by John Jughead of Screeching Weasel.