Chelsea Hotel Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Saved me from listening to shit genres of music.Haha, this.
Punk Rock Love Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Music in general has saved my life.Green Day has definitely had a huge impact.
TheBullwinkle Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I can definitely say that Green Day has dug me out of a couple of grave-like ditches.
Rae'n'shine Posted September 25, 2009 Author Posted September 25, 2009 I can definitely say that Green Day has dug me out of a couple of grave-like ditches.This. Good way to put it.
JeanJeanie Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 From about 14 to 18 I had horrible anxiety issues that no one wanted to acknowledge I think because they couldn't understand. I felt like the only person in the world going through that hell. Then I heard songs like "Basket Case" and "Bab's Uvula Who?" and I suddenly felt alive again.They didn't save me from my troubles, but they did give me the crutch to keep me standing. I could never thank them enough for that.
Isabel Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 I don't know about "saved" because I have lived a pretty stable and happy life so far But Green Day has definitely influenced my outlook on things in my life. The first album is like my bible
tomchitty Posted September 25, 2009 Posted September 25, 2009 Green Day has done it all for me. They've gotten me through monotonous car rides. They've brought me closer with my friend on a 20 hour van ride. They've provided me with insight to rage and bitterness at "friends" who will screw me over. Lastly, listening to them really got me through a time when my girlfriend of a year and a half left me for my best friend/roommate behind my back. I will forever perk up at the sound of them no matter what the occasion. It sounds so corny and lame, but it's so magical how music can touch you. Good god I'm like a hallmark card. Shit.
DistilledxSpirits Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 Green Day saved me from myself.I've never been good with dealing with or expressing my emotions, and for whatever reason GD has always had this way of getting to me.There have been so many times where I've felt anger boiling up inside of me to the point where I feel like I'm about to explode, or felt so depressed and down on myself that I need to have a decent cry but I can't quite get it all out on my own.They're one of the few things that can tip me over the edge.They've also given me a sense of belonging; knowing that there ARE other people out there who see the world in the same way that I do, and feel the way I do about whatever...I'm pretty sure it was Billie who said that when he was younger he felt like he was invisible and he didn't exist; and that when he hung out at Gilman he still felt like he was invisible and he didn't exist but he did it with a bunch of people who felt the same way. I guess that's pretty similar to what Green Day has done for me.
MascaraTears Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 like a lot of people on here have mentioned... I had a shitty middle school experience, and high school is a little better but not great. green day and their music make me feel better about myself... for example, their VMAs performance. I watched it on that sunday night, and I realized that whatever Green Day does, they never ever stick to the norm or what's expected of them. They don't try to fit in. It inspired me so much, and gave me this incredible feeling that I could really be myself and do the things that I want to do....it also was one of those kind of lightbulb-moments where I think, "there are things in life that are waaayyy more important than what team I'm on in volleyball or whether or not I have a boyfriend, and one of those things is music." it was just a really amazing moment.
Miss Hedgie Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 And it doesn't end with high school...it gets worse for some people. Just fair warning. Though in collage nothing like that seems to matter...I get treated like a rock star now, and I was treated like shit in high school for being a GD/punk rock fan.Agreed. At secondary everyone seemed to look down on me for liking rock and roll and Punk etc...College was alright...University I feel like the same piece of shit I did when I was 12.
iLozza! Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 No, because I haven't had that many troubles in my life, really. Well, none that I'd call major or anything. So, no.
Sarahnade. Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 Green Day haved saved my life and continuosly do so. I have nothing besides them. They make me realise I'm not actually completely insane and that there are other people out there, feeling what I feel too. I would definatly not be here if it weren't for them.
blitzkriegdeb Posted September 27, 2009 Posted September 27, 2009 They definatly helped me through some of the worst times in my life, but I don't really think they 'saved' me per se, but they sure as hell helped to influence the music I listen to today.
novacaine* Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Green Day saved me in many ways, and continues doing it.The first time was when I become a fan. I had no goals in my life, I wanted to be like everybody else, I listened to every kind of music and I wasn't an individual. I just wanted to be popular like the girls in my school 'cause I didn't know anything else. When I first listened to Holiday, I really loved Green Day (didn't know why at the moment), but when I bought Bullet In A Bible (my 1st GD album), I saw a different world. And everything changed from there. I'm a better person, I could say. And I'm not comercial anymore. I don't follow everybody, I am who I want to be and fuck off the rest. So, yeah that was the 1st time.The second time, was after I changed. Everything started to get complicated 'cause I didn't fit in the group anymore, and the song Jesus Of Suburbia teached me many things.Sometimes when I feel nobody understands me, I listen my GD albums, and I feel better.So, basically, that's how Green Day saved me.
dolce Posted September 29, 2009 Posted September 29, 2009 Green Day brings out the absolute best in me. They're always there, no matter what crap is going on in my life. The issues in my life are not frequent, but the few times I have had hard times, Green Day has been there every single time. First of all, they came into my life my first year of middle school. Looking back at that time, I don't know what I would've done without them. I absolutely NEEDED them in my life - to motivate me, to inspire me, to help me through some big life changes (understanding who my real friends were, maturing). I struggled and sometimes still do struggle with anxiety/depression. They've pulled me out of my little bouts of it every time. They just make me so happy.Also, they were there this past May as I lost my first family member, my grandfather. 21CB came out two days before he passed away, and it was so bittersweet. Here they were, my favorite band and my favorite three people in the world were full-on back - I was thrilled. At the same time, I was grieving along with my family. I was able to stay strong for my mom because MY support came from Green Day. They're something I can consistently lean on, no matter what happens.I always say that Green Day is my home. I'm not me without them. I never used to understand what people meant when they referred to something or someone as "their whole world", but Green Day really is. My love.
Chelsea Hotel Posted October 3, 2009 Posted October 3, 2009 Bump because I was just thinking about this:Last year, a couple guys I knew got into a car accident while they were driving to school--the guy driving skidded on some black ice on the road and hit a fence. They were fine, they walked away from it, but the car was totaled. And the same day I found out a girl in my academy's mother had died. I was feeling... I don't know. Troubled, I supposed. Shitty things were happening to people I knew and cared about. So when I got home I listened to J.A.R. ten times in a row. And it made me feel better. I did the same thing when some senior friends of mine graduated. J.A.R. is that one song that always makes me feel better.
leacalifornia Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I havent really had any hugely depressing moments...but whenever I feel upset or something I always listen to them on my iPod and sleep. so they get me through little episodes... but never anything big enough to say that they saved me.
Sarahnade. Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I listened to Letterbomb today and it made me feel a billion times better. The music can just change my shitty moods into content ones, it seems. And knowing that those CD's are always there, tucked away in my room nice and safe is an odd comfort. But it is a comfort.
LetItBeHappy Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 latetly, "Why do you want him?" and "In the end" have been very helpful
Chelsea Hotel Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I listened to Letterbomb today and it made me feel a billion times better. The music can just change my shitty moods into content ones, it seems. And knowing that those CD's are always there, tucked away in my room nice and safe is an odd comfort. But it is a comfort.Yeah, I agree. If I'm having a shitty day at school, knowing I can come home and hole in my room surrounded by Green Day posters and listen to them, then it makes everything better.
Sarahnade. Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 Yeah, I agree. If I'm having a shitty day at school, knowing I can come home and hole in my room surrounded by Green Day posters and listen to them, then it makes everything better.Exactly. My room is almost a shrine for them. But it does sort of let me fall into a place where I feel like I'm not alone. Especially the albums 39/Smooth, Kerplunk! and Dookie. Those are so easy to relate to; the things Billie sings about are things teenagers go through because he wrote most of those songs as a teenager. It's almost like he wrote a song for me. It's such a relaxing feeling.
misslyssx Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 My dad passed when I was 10 so WMUWSE has helped me some. Or if I'm having a shitty day any one of their songs can usually make me feel better. I wouldn't say Green Day has "saved" me though.
Sarahnade. Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 My dad passed when I was 10 so WMUWSE has helped me some. Or if I'm having a shitty day any one of their songs can usually make me feel better. I wouldn't say Green Day has "saved" me though.I'm sorry about your father. My mom lost her dad when she was younger, and that song helps her too. My uncle was actually dying when I first heard that song, and it helped me through it too. That song is really powerful; it helps me through just about anything.
misslyssx Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 I'm sorry about your father. My mom lost her dad when she was younger, and that song helps her too. My uncle was actually dying when I first heard that song, and it helped me through it too. That song is really powerful; it helps me through just about anything.It is a powerful song. I like when Billie says "7 years has gone so fast" like he's singing it from when he was 17 because I was 17 when the song came out and we both lost our dads at 10. So yea, that song will always have a lot of meaning to me
Sarahnade. Posted October 5, 2009 Posted October 5, 2009 It is a powerful song. I like when Billie says "7 years has gone so fast" like he's singing it from when he was 17 because I was 17 when the song came out and we both lost our dads at 10. So yea, that song will always have a lot of meaning to me Aw, yeah. The way the guitar solo thrashes in, and is followed by that sullen quietness - that part really affects me the most. There aren't any lyrics, but it's a real powerful part, I think.
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