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Sort of random, but also very neat: Tonight I had the privilege to meet Marky Ramone, drummer of the Ramones, who spoke at my school tonight. After the show, I met him privately and he signed my belt and took pictures. During his presentation, though, he spoke a bit about Green Day. These are the random remarks he made: - All three of them are extremely nice guys, and he has hungout with them on many occasions - When the Ramones were inducted into the Rock Hall of Fame, they didn't want to perform due to the recent death of Joey Ramone. Green Day volunteered to play Ramones songs, and apparently they rehearsed a lot and took it very seriously. Marky says that what Green Day did for his band was special and something he will never forget. - When asked about new music he listens to, he mentioned Foreverly, saying that it brings him great joy when artists test themselves and try new things. - He also said that Dookie is an excellent album, and that overall Green Day are very talented musicians.

Yeah, it means he no longer has the energy to lift his guitar up and subsequently smash it while going on meaningless, irrelevant tirades about Justin Bieber.

The whole "Green Day isn't punk" argument has no merit for TWO big reasons. 1. Green Day's musical style is punk rock. Anyone who listens to the Sex Pistols and the Ramones would agree. Even Marky Ramone tonight said that Green Day's style is very similar to the Ramones. When I first got into the Sex Pistols, minus the vocals, it was basically Green Day, if maybe a bit heavier. Like I said once before, the Ramones were more poppy than Green Day has ever been. 2. The selling out thing is so dumb. The Sex Pistols were a band that was put together, not formed. Sort of like One Direction. How "punk" is that? The Clash were once hated for signing to a major label. I read a newspaper headline of the announcement of their record deal that read "The Day Punk Died." People just forget eventually. Green Day didn't write American Idiot for money. They had inspiration and made it. And most of the songs on AI as just as "punk" as anything else in their discography.

Fat Billie = Warning followed by American Idiot Also BB King. Bring on the chub!

Well yeah, I'll give you that! But omg those verses.

Just thought I'd point out Sarcastic Billie meme is the best thing ever.

I haven't watched any either, or found any pro shoots. But omfg I just stumbled across this of Billie doing Kiss Me Deadly before WMUWSE. It's just like the old days

Green Day - Reading Festival 2013 has got over 1 million views

Make your own here: http://imgur.com/memegen/create/B6XsbiX

Hahahahahahaha omg x'DD

My tattoo is finally finished. So happy with it.

4 HQ - FBHT at SXSW on March 15, 2014: (Click images for HQ.)

I listen to Green Day's music so much that I am to the point that I have a hard time listening to anything else. I have discovered that it is not good. I cannot even dance to "dance" music.

I think you're right - there must be some kind of conspiracy here ....

I'm so tired... You win this one. I'm ashamed again.

Because it's a cover, and a pretty by-the-numbers one at that.

that's so amazing to hear, such an awesome experience

Don'tcha worry cause I haven't either.

To be fair, Marky Ramone seems to be someone who loves music in any form. He kept saying never to knock down other people's music (but he did say Top 40 is shit lol). Johnny Rotten is a pompous asshole who made one album and thinks he's the dictator of music. Plus everything Rotten says is out of jealousy anyway.

Damn that's good. More please, Green Day.

Man just watched a couple songs from the shows in Australia and I notice a few things: 1.) Billie's voice is fantastic, better than any of the shows I've seen since 2011. 2.) He is putting EVERYTHING he has in to these songs (especially Brutal Love). 3.) Billie is fat Idk what they plan to do next (if anything), but I know that they are definitely back at the top of their game performance wise. If they decided they wanted to pull their act together writing wise and appearance wise, they could definitely pull off something very very good. No doubt in my mind. The real question is whether they want to, its no longer whether they can in my mind.

I somehow ended up listening to Nightlife at double speed. I now have Meth-addicted-hamster-life firmly stuck in my head. I'm traumatized for life.

http://www.cleveland.com/music/index.ssf/2014/03/rock_and_roll_hall_of_fame_201.html

You were 21, you lying sack of shit! But as for the merch, maybe they won't put out misspelled shit next time around, like your shirt that was so cringe-worthy to me.

Not sure if this is an unpopular opinion (I should hope it isnt) but it seems that when you are a huge fan but have not yet seen them live, everyone makes their show to out to be this AMAZING thing. Everyone just can't shut up about how AWESOME it is and it just drives you nuts because you want to see them so bad. You've seen the live footage, you've heard all of the songs a billion times, all you want to do is see them live. Then you actually see them live, and it exceeds all expectations. It is even better than anyone could have possibly put into words.

That's him! That's the lead singer of Green Day! Duh! Noob.

Yeah, as much as I <3 KFAD/Shout, they coulda cut it from the DVD in favor of Homecoming.

absolutely amazing!

THIS MAN.

I can't

From tumblr. Credit to whoever made it

I have 2 GD tattoos, the first I got on the 1 year anniversary of my first Green Day show on the outside of my right forearm, and the 2nd I got on my right wrist because Kerplunk is my favourite album (sorry if the images are too big)