"Summer Song" Notes
Green Day is, "Punk rock for grown ups," with over 50 million albums sold.
Billie Joe Armstrong, the guitarist and lead vocalist of Green Day was interested in music practically from birth. He recorded his first song at age five entitled, "Look for Love."
Mike Dirnt (bassist) and Billie Joe Armstrong met in their industrial towns in Burbank California at school. They became immediate friends. They played their first show in 7th grade, "at the school dance thing," (BJA) and their success escalated from there.
"My dad used to complain about stuff like... dirty socks. I said, 'Dude, we're a punk band, we are dirty socks,'" (Tre Cool).
The album Dookie from 1994 sparked Green Days success and sold 10 million copies.
After years of records, in 2004, Green Day unleashed their "masterpiece album," (CBS news).
American Idiot, a "cohesive rock opera," won 2 grammy's and sold 12 million copies.
Wake Me Up When September Ends- Track 11, 4:41
People first believed this song was a protest to the war brought on by the 9/11 attacks.
Though the song and music video boast the political hardships it protests, Billie Joe explains that, "This song was actually about my father. He passed away in 1987 and its the first time I ever sang about him." He admits, "It was scary."
The successes of American Idiot inspired the production of their latest, and currently number 1 album, 21st Century Breakdown. "If I could describe the album in three words it would be, Chaos, Desperation, and Love. There's burning cities and total desperation, but in the middle of it, you're making out with your girlfriend," (Billie Joe Armstrong).
"At the end of the day, if you follow the music, you'll experience a great journey," (Mike Dirnt)
*I'll go back and revise this, these are just my notes lengthened to sentences.*
**Basically made my morning, by the way.**
(10:34 am)
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