Gwen Stacy Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 So, as some of you may know, the song Reject (Nimrod) was inspired by a letter that a mom wrote to Billie Joe after hearing Insomniac, that she got her son as a gift. I was searching the interwebs and part of the letter is now online. http://rocknewsdesk.com/world-news/green-days-hate-letter-revealed/1754/ Your thoughts?
captain peroxide Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Ooh, sorry mate, but we've known about this for a long, long time
Izzard Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 I saw this when i typed in Green Day on google news today and I was like....wtf....I thought in order for something to be news it had to be in fat...new. (s)
Class.of.13 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Yeah it's been up for a long time ... Here's the letter from the mom: http://www.greenday.net/Billiecorner/fanletter.jpg and Green Day's reply: http://www.greenday.net/Billiecorner/reply-letter.jpg greenday.net have had it up for a long time ...
Robin105 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 This has been out for a really long time now but I always thought the woman wrote the letter after her 6 year old son heard Dookie not Insomniac?
Marlee Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 haha damn, i felt special for a second! I thought i was gonna come here and say i've already seen it......looks like i'm a little late
Jaymee!! Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Let's doooooo the tiiiiiime waaaaarrp agaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaain!
ifmemoryserves Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Out of everyone in this thread, why did I get an eye roll?
Schlappy Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 oh i thought we finally found out who wrote it or something, i was about to get my bitch on. false alarm
ParadoxAndPlaid Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Yeah this is old news, but it's always an interesting piece to discuss! I really can't stand parents like this woman. Billie said it perfectly, if doing your job as a parent, your kids won't get their hands on "inappropriate" material. It's not the artists job to worry about who will be consuming their work.
Class.of.13 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Out of everyone in this thread, why did I get an eye roll? Because out of everyone in this thread, you deserve it the most. To be honest, I roll my eyes at everybody. lol. This has been out for a really long time now but I always thought the woman wrote the letter after her 6 year old son heard Dookie not Insomniac? It's Insomniac.
Hermione Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Well yeah it's been around for while and most of us have seen it, but even more people will get to see it because of this thread . What a classic, the thought of that woman reading Billie's reply is hilarious This has been out for a really long time now but I always thought the woman wrote the letter after her 6 year old son heard Dookie not Insomniac? If you read the letter it'll answer your question http://www.lettersofnote.com/2011/05/i-write-for-myself-and-ill-say-anything.html
Sleeper Agent. Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 i had never heard of those messages, i really like billies' responce
fadi_7 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 lol i've read it 100000000000 times and i still laugh when i read it
Punx89 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Thank you for posting.I wasn't aware of this information.
pasalaska Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 lol i've read it 100000000000 times and i still laugh when i read it I know right Billie's comeback is just amazing
Punk-tastic32 Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Haha. This isn't news... it's olds. Still cracks me up every time I read it though. I wonder if that woman sill has the letter. I would pay big bucks for it. It may even have some of Billie's dead skin cells on it
Tripe Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Well, it is old information. But whenever it comes up under discussion, there are always people who have never heard of/read it. I think it's interesting and fun to see stuff discussed again sometimes.
lizziebix Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 Well, it is old information. But whenever it comes up under discussion, there are always people who have never heard of/read it. I think it's interesting and fun to see stuff discussed again sometimes. Wow, I was just going to type out the same sentiment! Thanks for saying it first and so well.
VanVan Posted May 16, 2011 Posted May 16, 2011 When i first got into Green Day and i read about it i thought it was the most badass thing in the world. lolol
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