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Haha, in this case I was actually annoyed because I'm sure they've bashed other music acts as well (especially pre-American Idiot when they liked to take the piss out of everything) but I can't think of more examples . But I've just remembered this gem from this 1996 interview, Billie slagging off Henry Rollins and John Lydon: CW Do you get a lot of resentment from first-generation punk bands? ARMSTRONG Sometimes, but not a lot. Henry Rollins has a stick up his ass. He's another bitter old bastard. Basically he's complaining because we've made more money than he has. But hey, Henry, you fucking suck. You were not even close to being the best singer for Black Flag, and you didn't even write the lyrics back then. So why should I give a fuck what you think? DIRNT The only band that has any right to be bitter would be the Ramones, because they fucking stayed together. But even then, I don't feel sorry for one of the most influential punk rock bands in the world-probably the biggest punk rock band in the world. ARMSTRONG How can they complain? There are bands that were more influential to me who've never seen the light of day, yet even they're not complaining. Take what you've got and appreciate that. I didn't get into punk rock to get famous. It was already a proven fact that you couldn't get famous playing punk rock music. God, we were around for six years before we broke through-from '88 to '94. We did two albums and three EP's. DIRNT This was at a time when bands like Guns N' Roses and Van Halen were totally on top. ARMSTRONG You know who's another bitter old bastard? Johnny Rotten. He sounds like my grandmother, at times. He really sounds old. And he's so predictable in his comments about us. I mean, be a bit more novel. Try and come up with something new. On top of that, some of the stuff from P.I.L. [Rotten's post-Pistols group] was complete shit, as far as I'm concerned.

You're welcome! I've founds loads of cool interviews in the past by googling interesting quotes from the band that I've heard to see if the interview they were from comes up (and just by googling "Green Day interview"), think that's how I originally came across that one. Here's a good Warning era one you might not have seen (the text is all there under the picture of the cover but it's white on a white background for some reason so you have to highlight it to read it): http://www.greenday.net/melodymaker.html

Billie Joe is #16 on the list for Kerrang! Magazine's 50 Greatest Rockstars in the World

Who cares? Her finds are amazing!!

That article may not be politically correct, but it is correct. Like I said, Billie has no filter. I don't care how "punk" you are, everyone gets into the music business to make money. And everyone that says otherwise is lying. John Lydon should talk now anyways, he is hocking his autobiography and sells butter.

No, Hermione knows all, she is the oracle.

Lol since when is 43 old? Especially looking-like-Billie-43?!

Took me two minutes to figure out what the fuck you were trying to say. Someone get needs to get me a captain moron hat now

That thing in your post, Todd...is a picture.

I know, just a joke. Ooh, wait, Psy! "The herpes of music," Billie called him.

I have been alone in my car singing along since I got my hot little hands on it.

I know, I'm fucking awesome. Fuck, that doesn't work now that I've changed my username.

Dos is my favorite of the trilogy, too. And I love Nightlife.

Hmm, I suppose this would be unpopular... Dos is my favorite album of the trilogy. #Dirty

That's great! Only difference since then is I think he's now discovered he can be a bit sexy on stage sometimes and embraced it (even if still usually in a tongue in cheek way). Which is no bad thing I think I remember him saying he once stripped off naked during a swimming class when he was 10, and his older brother has said when he was a kid he liked to show his bum a lot, lol. So yeah I think he was born that way . I've always liked this Dookie era quote as well: We're a rock and roll band. We're extroverted and exhibitionist. We're not shoe gazers, no way. We're demented. Up on stage, I'm gonna take my fuckin' clothes off and wiggle my little dick at everybody. I'm gonna be totally obnoxious and rude and spit in the eye of every fucking heavy grunge band that ever came out.

This makes me think of a German interview from October 2000 (it's here: http://www.mucke-und-mehr.de/magint/greenday.htm), which I thought was a very good read and which dealt a bit with his exhibitionist behaviour Here's an excerpt: Q: Have you ever had bigger problems with drugs or alcohol? A: Nothing that I'm proud of. You know, I like to drink and every now and then, I like to smoke something. But I don't take cocaine or anything like that. Q: Do you still like to get naked on stage? A: No, I haven't done that in a long time. Q: What did you do it for? For the girls in the audience? A: No, I think I was more of an exhibitionist. I wanted to shock people somehow and I would have done everything for a laugh, as a joke. I certainly never thought it would be sexually arousing to see myself naked onstage. Q: Isn't your wife jealous when she sits at home with the kids and you play shows where there are probably groupies and stuff like that? A: No, because she knows what sort of person I am. I don't like this rockstar shit. I don't need groupies or people who kiss my ass. Meaningless sex means nothing to me. That kind of anwers the question I guess, amongst other things.

That was a 2009 soundcheck, I've seen the lyrics Billie wrote out for it and gave her. She had credibility here.

There was a review of the show from some publication that went into the set list and length and talked about Billie forgetting the words to Misery and having the crowd take most of it. Will have to dig it up.

yeah the guy said that Green Day love to steal from others, but his mash ups are amazing ...and that probably saves his life just cos it fits, i guess... it's actually one of his old mash ups Edit: yaaaay..my 4,000th post

I always thought I'd love Dos cos of boodirnt on the cover. <3 But no. I don't even remember when I last listened to that.

With quotes such as "You know, I do like reading Kerrang" you know they are really scraping the bottom of the barrel for a story.

Wait a minute, Billie is old? No way. To me, the cartoon-eyed Pekingese-like kid from Basket Case and Longview that I had an innocent crush on in 1995 is the same person as the one who smiled to me when I was crying in 2013.

I actually agree with this, Warning is a fantastic album but it doesn't flow well. If I were to choose, it'd look more like Warning Minority Church On Sunday Fashion Victim Castaway BS&B Deadbeat Holiday Hold On Jackass Waiting Misery MDP

Sure, technically he's kind of shit (though I think he's far better than people give him credit for), but his delivery is second to none, and that's what counts for me. The sneer in his voice on the original just blows Billie's attempt away. And as I said earlier, the instrumentation is just far more interesting when it's not buried under guitar.

YOU DID NOT JUST SAY THAT.

Where have you been. I like Dos as well.

Macy's Day Parade is really under appreciated. I love that song! And coming to top 3 or even top 4, its a hard choice to make.

try harder you need it in your life

I was quoting NimJim I mean yeah I agree, I wouldn't want to split it up, but I'd never be willing to put I Don't Care above Restless Heart Syndrome for any reason.

I'm sorry but it contains the word 'retarded' and that is seriously one of the worst words you can say.

I'll give you City of the Damned, but Dearly Beloved deserves to be at the top as well

I'm sorry, Dearly Beloved is clearly the best thing they've ever done.

I'd actually split it up and make City Of The Damned number 1 and the other parts are further down.

It's just so damn catchy. It's a bloody crime against humanity that it wasn't a single.

To be fair the embarrassment of iHeart could have been avoided if whoever was doing the sound had done their damn job. It was immediately obvious he was losing his shit, all they had to do was cut his mic and the entire rant could have been avoided. Whichever way you slice it someone must have known they could have put a stop to it but instead they went ahead and allowed it to become a spectacle.

Oh yes we bloody will

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