I sometimes feel as if people are really, really surprised when they find out that my favorite band is Green Day. My favorite genre is heavy metal, followed closely by thrash metal, and the remainder of my "favorite bands" list is comprised of groups like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Queensrÿche, Slayer, Death, Exodus, Testament, Megadeth, Metallica, Anthrax, Venom, and other groups that are not at all similar to GD in sound or image. I also tend to lean conservative on most issues, whereas Green Day's members are staunchly liberal. I sometimes don't even understand why I love them so much myself. I think that that might be indicative of Green Day's ability to appeal to people from all walks of life, though. They have fans from all backgrounds, which I think is fairly rare for rock musicians.