Billie Joe Armstrong - Billie Joe Armstrong a 'loose cannon'

Billie Joe Armstrong a 'loose cannon'

Billie Joe Armstrong had been a ''loose cannon'' for a while before he went to rehab.

The singer checked into rehab yesterday (23.09.12), a day after launching into an on-stage tirade when his band's set was cut short at the iHeartRadio festival in Las Vegas, and an insider thinks the move has been a long time coming.

A source told the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper: ''Billie Joe has been a loose cannon for a long time. It's gone long past time when he should be getting some serious help.''

Green Day confirmed Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse, and the bad has cancelled several upcoming promotional appearances for their new album '¡Uno!'.

At the iHeartRadio festival, Billie had become upset when he was told by teleprompter the band had only one minute left to play.

He then launched into an outburst, shouting: ''You're going to give me one minute? One f**king minute? I've been around since f**king 19 f**king 80 f**king eight, and you're going to give me one f**king minute? I'm not f**king Justin Bieber, you motherf**kers.''

He then destroyed his guitar and left the stage. The singer had been hospitalised in Italy earlier this month for ''exhaustion'', but recovered in time for his band to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 6.

Green Day release '¡Uno!' tomorrow (25.09.12) and are due to kick off a US tour on November 26 in Seattle.