LA Times Interview - “Sobriety, colonoscopies and fighting the MAGA agenda”

[lucky_stars]

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-01-15/green-day-saviors-billie-joe-armstrong

Some interesting new tidbits in here!

BJ On Bobby Sox: But then in the next verse, I thought I should flip the script,” he says. “I’m kind of playing the character of the woman, but it also felt really liberating to sing, ‘Do you wanna be my boyfriend?’” adds Armstrong, who identifies as bisexual. “It became more of a queer singalong.”

The Taco Bell ad - originally the brand wanted to use The American Dream is Killing Me: “I was like, Hmm, I don’t really think that’s the appropriate song for a seven-layer burrito,” Armstrong says. Was licensing “Look Ma, No Brains!” a tough call? Cool laughs. “We made a bet amongst ourselves that we could get Taco Bell to show the person eating a taco while Billie sings, ‘Sick boy, and I s— the bed,’” he says — which indeed the spot does. 😂

Sobriety: “There’s no party I haven’t seen,” Armstrong confirms. “So why do something where I wake up in a park the next day?”

Cool turns to his bandmate, suddenly serious amid his usual barrage of jokes. “We’re both really proud of you,” he says.” 🥹

There’s so much in here, including BJ talking about he thinks he “fucked up as a father.”

[Mato]

As a celebrity, he admits, “you worry about the vanity part of it.” He also got a colonoscopy.

“I went into the hospital, and we’re trying to be discreet,” he says. “Nobody’s saying a word about anything, so I’m like, Cool, nobody knows who I am. They roll me in and give me the drugs and I’m out. I wake up and the doctor comes in and says, ‘Everything looks great — no issues.’” He laughs. “Then the nurse goes, ‘Just to let you know, we’re big fans, and we listened to Green Day the whole time we were in there.’” 😂

[Hermione]

Interesting indeed! Good read

[stories and songs]

The colonoscopy story is so freaking funny. Great interview all around.

Cool turns to his bandmate, suddenly serious amid his usual barrage of jokes. “We’re both really proud of you,” he says.

*cries into coffee* This band is determined to make me emotionally unstable I swear. 😅

[Biddymc]

"If any of your readers have pee-pee fetishes,” Cool offers, “Billie Joe is your man.”

 

Well, duh?? Piss kink is his jam!

[giozzam]

Great interview! I am really happy with the quality of the interviews/podcasts they're doing for this promo

[Beathe.]

I really like the interviews they have done recentley. I admire Billie Joe for being so open and vulnerable about addiction and fatherhood. And when Tré said they were proud of him. 🥹  

I have read two interviews so far were they talk about Father of all and covid. If it makes them feel better oh well. 

They don't have an old mind set and I love that. Even though they have to get colonoscopies now.  If you get one were I live you don't get anesthesia, just pain killers, if that would have been the case he could have been listening to Green Day too. 

[jengd]

Great interview, wish it had been filmed and longer.  The photos though, every time I try to enlarge them they are just rubbish quality, shame.  Loved the bit about Taco Bell.  I think I know what they mean about Foam though, because it wasn’t a hit, they didn’t feel they could bring it out and start playing it two years down the line, life had moved on.  Loved Mike’s comment about his Ferrari 😂 

[pacejunkie punk]

But then in the next verse, I thought I should flip the script,” he says. “I’m kind of playing the character of the woman, but it also felt really liberating to sing, ‘Do you wanna be my boyfriend?’” adds Armstrong, who identifies as bisexual. “It became more of a queer singalong.”
 

We were having this discussion in the other thread about what he meant by singing girlfriend/boyfriend. I appreciate him talking about this so directly so we don’t need to speculate.  I’m also glad it feels liberating to him. Living authentically is a good feeling 🥰

[stories and songs]

I think it’s going to be a really special thing to hear not just a male singer, but a singer in one of the biggest rock bands, singing, “do you wanna be my boyfriend?” That’s going to mean a lot to a lot of people, and in the year 2024 it shouldn’t feel like a bold thing to do, but it does.

[Biddymc]

4 hours ago, pacejunkie punk said:

But then in the next verse, I thought I should flip the script,” he says. “I’m kind of playing the character of the woman, but it also felt really liberating to sing, ‘Do you wanna be my boyfriend?’” adds Armstrong, who identifies as bisexual. “It became more of a queer singalong.”
 

We were having this discussion in the other thread about what he meant by singing girlfriend/boyfriend. I appreciate him talking about this so directly so we don’t need to speculate.  I’m also glad it feels liberating to him. Living authentically is a good feeling 🥰

This exactly!  Besides my feelings about FOAM musically, the promotion was just abysmal too.  COVID wasn't until March 2020 really, and FOAM was released in January, and there was just no promotion, no interviews, it just felt like nothing, like they gave up on the album long before we did.  For me, I love the interviews that give insight into the songs and the lyrics.  I missed that most last time around.  

[Gwen Stacy]

8 hours ago, Biddymc said:

"If any of your readers have pee-pee fetishes,” Cool offers, “Billie Joe is your man.”

 

Well, duh?? Piss kink is his jam!

Well he has been known to drink angel’s piss from time to time. 

[The Grohl]

That was fun! I really love the boys talking about FOAM. I like that they're not backing down from it or showing regrets for the album itself. Though I am glad to hear they agree that the marketing wasn't great.

And after previously declaring he didn't want to talk about iHeart and the aftermath I'm really happy to hear Billie talk about his struggles and to hear he's doing well. It's a far cry from the FOAM era where he and other publications referred to it as a true rockstar moment, which just downplayed things.

Also, we just can't have a GD interview without some mention of bodily functions huh? 😂 Some things never change. And it was so freaking sweet of Tre to tell Billie they're proud of him for his sobriety 🥰

[emenius]

The section about their support for trans kids is picking up some media attention 🥰

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[Maddie86]

1 hour ago, emenius said:

The section about their support for trans kids is picking up some media attention 🥰

🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ 

Yes!! Suck it, Brittney!

[Rumpelstiltskin2000]

Few more photos from the photoshoot

https://www.instagram.com/p/C2QQCDvP615/?igsh=MWRrNjRmejBnOWx6ZA==