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These last two pages are scary. Being a public person does not equal being public domain.

This is off topic now but in response to Ceadog, I don't think anyone should be ridiculed for their beliefs - no matter what side of the aisle your on. That's one reason why I hate politics; it pits us against each other. The unfair treatment/mockery liberals faced isn't okay. On the other hand, there shouldn't be a double standard. Liberals getting ridiculed for their beliefs is wrong, and the same goes for conservatives or anyone for that matter. Just because you disagree with someone, and think their beliefs are outdated or whatever doesn't make it right to deride them.

Jesus h Christ why does it matter?! What exactly are people trying to imply here, why is it such big deal, let the man have some privacy geez

I think part of it had alot to do with the image change and the pressure that went along with it. With the release of AI, GD became one of the biggest bands in the world, fronted by a neurotic mess. I think it is pretty clear that he always felt the pressure acutely, but it must have increased incredibly after AI. That kind of status change is probably hard for anyone to take, but someone who is so nervous would be affected much more. You need to consider also, that he went through enough school to have learned sentence structure and syntax, when we first learn that stuff, it is pretty boring and dry. By the time he got to the part of our school system where you really learn how to use the words and sentences, how to truly convey your feelings with written words, he had first tuned out, then dropped out. He honestly didn't learn the most important part of conveying the written word

And I'm assuming he has a "y'know" filter to cut those out too, otherwise Jesus Of Suburbia would last about half an hour.

I still can't believe this happened. I can't believe three of my favorite musicians shared a stage like total bros. I can't believe Satch and the Het actually learned a Green Day song. So amazing.

People in this world don't like neon colors? What the fuck?! (That being said, the trilogy era merch does look disgusting... but don't blame the colors! It's the designs!)

Why do people even care? I could understand to a certain extent if it was related to the band, but this wasn't relevant to anything at all.

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I agree about the AI. He was probably trying to play along with it and becoming larger than life was the result. Also, he didn't look nervous to me - the slightly pretentious persona fit him. True, later you can pick up a lot just from reading. However, school gives you a lot of writing practice so you learn how to use written language actively.

Just out of curiosity, any other GD fans here that aren't liberal Democrats? My views are pretty damn conservative and people are always shocked when they hear that I love Green Day.

That was posted yesterday and he was just arriving in San Jose Del Cabo as confirmed by the lady a few hours ago. She was leaving. He was arriving for a vacation. Also when a fan asked if he was on vacation with his family she replied that he assumed he was just taking a little r & r. So there you have it folks Billie alone in Mexico...the world is still spinning

That is an interesting question. First, based on the subjects he writes about and the lyrics he is able to compose, he is clearly not stupid. I just think he never gave a shit about grammar and sentence structure, etc. So his lyrics are often not correct from those standpoints. As far as his verbal skills, I think he is just such a nervous guy that he has trouble speaking in public. IF he takes his time, and it is a subject he feels more comfortable with, I think he is fine. He can sometimes be quite eloquent, not often but it does happen! I thought his Rock Hall speech was decent. To sum it up, I would not put down his english skills as one of his better talents.

Oh god yeah, I've always had a problem with those covers. The Uno artwork especially bugs me with that stoned look on Billie's face. I do like the idea of a more simplistic, fun time style artwork, but surely they could have done better than what they came up with. I do really like the demolicious art though, and I think some variation of that would have been a lot more effective.

Damnit Billie

Six Pack: You'd be an 'Idiot' not to like Green Day http://www.daily-journal.com/news/local/six-pack-you-d-be-an-idiot-not-to-like/article_7ee8c495-6a68-56b1-9a0d-d9bbc5bd42fc.html Full article here since you guys could not open it. Do you have the time To listen to me whine About nothing and everything All at once" — Basket Case In the early 1990s, popular music was evolving and branching out all over the place. In the R&B world clones such as Silk and Shai were big, following the lead of Boyz II Men. Rock thought it had its leader, but that ended April 5, 1994, when Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain tragically took his own life. Stepping up in February 1994, a band called Green Day released an album called "Dookie," which could have been easily dismissed. After all, the punk crowd didn't want to embrace them because the weren't really punk. The rock crowd, mellowing with the sounds of Hootie and the Blowfish, didn't really accept them because of their "punk" roots. Fast forward to 2015, and Green Day finds itself in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. It also has had a successful Broadway production of its most famous album, which ended in 2014, and a boatload of Grammy and other music awards, not bad for a most-of-the-time three-piece band out of California. This week, Six Pack takes a look at the top six Green Day songs of all-time, with, of course, a few mentions of near-misses — "Minority," "Boulevard of Broken Dreams," "Holiday" and "Welcome to Paradise." 6. "Longview" — Did Green Day steal this from Jerry Seinfeld? The song, Green Day's first on the Billboard chart from 1994's "Dookie," is largely about doing nothing all day. It also includes a reference to the subject matter of the famous Seinfeld episode "The Contest." Couldn't be, could it? 5. "American Idiot" — Green Day wasn't exactly floundering at the time, but any talk of any scuffling stopped dead in it tracks in 2004, when this album hit the streets. The title track of the album, which Six Pack says is the best album of the 2000s first decade, accuses mass media of creating paranoia among the masses. Six Pack doesn't know if that is true, but it is fun to talk about at parties and the like. 4. "When I Come Around" — Lead singer/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong penned this after breaking up with his girlfriend. He would later marry the woman, but where are the great songs based on the marriage? Six Pack has expressed this before and it bears repeating — musicians need more tumultuous relationships and fewer successes. Selfish thinking, but Six Pack likes great songs. 3. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" — A signature song usually sounds similar to the rest of the group's body of work. Not this one. Armstrong wrote this as "Dookie" was being recorded but it wasn't released until 1997's "Nimrod." It didn't fit "Dookie" and it doesn't really fit Green Day, but it a great song lyrically, containing one of Six Pack's all-time favorite lines ("For what it's worth, It was worth all the while.") 2. "Jesus of Suburbia" — Green Day's longest single introduces us to the central character in the "American Idiot" concept album. Taken as a song in itself, this is a fine song. As the basis on a concept album (Pink Floyd's "The Wall" being the most famous), it turns more to work of art. How did Green Day get radio to agree to a nine-minute song as a single? First, they cut it down to about six minutes and change, and then reminded them, "we're Green Day!" 1. "Basket Case" — The group had a No. 1 on its hands with this one, even if it was on the Modern Rock chart. Glancing through the lyrics, Billie Joe, Tre Cool and Mike Dirnt throw us more curves on gender bending than your average 1994 song, but the song's best feature is the sheer joy the listened gets in the 3 minutes. Green Day has more significant songs, but none better.

Today, in my travels all over the state of CT, I was listening to Lithium. I swear that every other song was a Green Day song today. It was so nice of Lithium to put on a celebration for my birthday.

I heard Let Yourself Go on the radio yesterday.

We have a download section for a reason http://www.greendaycommunity.org/topic/92222-20090504-abbey-road-studios-london-england/#entry5834489

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ok this is like months later BUT yes, it is true. I heard he tried to attempt it when people requested it, but he didn't know the words, so I printed out the lyrics for him so he wouldn't have any excuses. at the sound check in las vegas on august 21, 2009, i held up the lyrics and he said "what's that?" and I said "it's the lyrics to misery, since you seem to always forget them" and he laughed but continued on with the sound check. at the end of the sound check, he comes over to me and says "let me see those lyrics", takes them back to his spot and has the whole band playing it. it was amazing. he totally messed everything up when he got to the bridge, though, so he stopped the band and gave me the lyrics back. a year later, I brought the lyrics to one of the "american idiot talkbacks" that Billie did after a few of the american idiot on broadway shows. after completely making fun of me and my tie dyed shirt in front of everyone, he later apologized to me and I gave him the misery lyrics to sign and he was like "oh, I remember this! you're the girl that made us play this!" and he autographed them for me. one of these days i'll get it framed, but I still haven't gotten around to it. the end.

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I dunno, the title track is good lyrically but kind of filler in itself.