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Tim was born in Oakland, November 25 in 1966, son to an alcoholic father, hardworking mother and the youngest of three brothers.

As a young kid, Tim met his future band mate and one of his best friends, [[Matt Freeman]] (current bass player for Rancid) playing Little League Baseball in California at age 6. Tim and Matt grew up together in Albany, California and as a young punk in high school, Tim's favorite band was the [[Ramones]]. Tim quotes in Maximum Rancid - The Unauthorized Biography Of Rancid, that if it wasn't for the Ramones, Rancid would have never become a band. He was in the punk/ska band Operation Ivy from their beginning in 1987 under the nickname "Lint". Operation Ivy continued until its demise in 1989. He then founded two relatively unsuccessful bands called the [[Dance Hall Crashers]] and [[Downfall]] but later went on to greater fame with the very successful [[Rancid (band)|Rancid]], founded in 1991. For a long time, Tim was very active in the Berkeley scene that grew up around 924 Gilman Street. He showcased his other artistic talents and created artwork for the [[INSAINTS]] logo. In 1997 Tim married [[Brody Dalle]] of [[The Distillers]] in 1997. They divorced in 2003.

In 2003, photographs of Armstrong's ex-wife Brody Dalle kissing [[Queens of the Stone Age]] frontman [[Josh Homme]] were published in Rolling Stone Magazine. Armstrong claims he knew nothing of Dalle's relationship with Homme said he broke down when he saw the photos. Dalle and Homme married after the birth of their daughter, Camille Harley Homme in 2006.