greenblinkday29 Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 I just wanted to know what Green Day means to some people. have they shaped your life (kinda like they shaped mine) are they really special to you or are they just a band you like? Green Day, to me, is everything. I wouldn't be the same without ever hearing American Idiot back in 2004. Green Day taught me to stand up for what I belive in, how to be myself and not give a fuck what other people think, to be an individual and not a follower, to make my voice heard and how to have a good time. Whenever I'm down, I can put on some Green Day music and almost everything will be better. I've gone through so much shit in life for being a fan of Green Day but I never once doubted myself because of what they have done for me. I was bullied for being different (one of very little, maybe 4 or 5, kids who listens to rock and not pop/rap/hip hop in my grade) and was always true to myself. I never listened to the bastards talking down to me. the bullying was in particular for listening to Green Day since this happened back in 08/09 when I was ecstatic about 21st Century Breakdown coming out. I made sure everyone knew that I was a Green Day fan and it brought hatred for being different and not conforming to everyone's ideas of who I should be. To this day I am still "the kid who listens to Green Day" and that makes me even more proud to be a fan. They have inspired me to follow my passion in music and to believe in myself (I hope that I can be half as famous as Green Day). Billie Joe is my idol and he inspires me everyday to be myself. I don't care if people think I'm weird for listening to rock music, I want to be known as weird, as a minority. This is all thanks to Green Day, they mean everything to me. I will never forget the lessons Green Day has taught me and this is getting pretty long so I'll stop it here (I could go one a lot longer about this) So once again, what does Green Day mean to you?
Eva Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 No one ever takes me seriously (my friends at least) when I tell them this, but Green Day literally saved my life. I first heard Green Day back when I was six and American Idiot had first come out. My older step-brother was really into the record, and he had grown up listening to Dookie and Insomniac. I remember being incredibly jealous when my step-brother and his friend had flown out to Dallas to see Green Day live, even though I was only seven. After that, I lost interest in them for a few years, getting into more poppy music (Avril Lavigne, Good Charlotte, etc.). When I was eleven I think, I got really into the song Minority one night, and just kept listening to recommended Green Day songs over and over again on YouTube for at least two or three hours. After going to check out Green Day's "official" YouTube page that night, I saw that they were on tour (21st Century Breakdown had just been released), and luckily enough looked up tour dates on their website and found out they were playing in Nashville in July. I then followed my mom around the house begging her to let me go for about an hour. She finally gave up and we drove out to Nashville, marking July 31, 2009 as the first concert and first Green Day show I'd ever go to. After that, I became obsessed. About a year after that, my mom and my step-dad split up and it's been really hard on my mom, and I've had a lot of...insecurities, really, and they've helped me through a lot of that. Green Day's given me the mindset to believe that I can say what I want, like what I want, and believe what I want and not worry about what other people think. They're what's turned me into the goody-two shoes gone rebel, which my mom absolutely hates sometimes, but I don't care. Without them, my life would be completely different and I'm so glad that my mom stayed with my step-dad long enough for my step-brother to show me Boulevard of Broken Dreams seven years ago.
Hellcat Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 No essays, one simple answer. Confidence to be your own person.
Brigister Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 ...a whole day spent smoking pot? Jk, when I have a little more time, I'll give a proper answer to this. Good idea for a thread.
Sonia. Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Green Day mean the world to me, I loved them since I heard just one song by them, they have played a huge part in my life and who I am today, they're songs are like everything to me something I can relate to and rely on.... Jesus of Surburbia is my fav song In a few words; Billie Joe, Mike and tre are my gods and Green Day in my religion
meluvsgd<3 Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Since i started listening to Green Day truely my life has changed! i started liking them from the first song i heard and know i LOVEEEEE them! there songs can cheer me up whatever happens. Bille Joe, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool u r like God to me YOU GUYS ARE SIMPLY THE BEST !
Sleeper Agent. Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 green day as one of the first bands i really got in to, even though i don't listen to them much these day, they still have a place in me for being the band that got me into music and in the pop-punk genre and stuff
WestboundSign! Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 This is definitely another one of these touching threads where you just can't stop thinking about how awesome Green Day actually is. Not that we don't know it.. it's more like amplifying your knowledge.. What does Green Day mean to me? Honestly, I can't think of any words that would be good enough for describing my love to this band. But I'll try, at least. They helped me through all the bad times in my life since I know them. When everybody started to bully me back in January 2010, Green Day was the only thing for me to hold on to. I can't deny that this was a hard time for me and that it didn't stop until now, but Green Day made me the person I am now, they made me stronger, they shaped me. Life's too short for being depressive or for explaining oneself to the others. Green Day told me that there's nothing wrong with being myself, with being the person I am, no matter what the others were saying. They told me that it's much more important to have a few true friends than a lot of false ones who start to bully you when the next good situation comes and who give a fuck about it, when others start with it. They told me to tolerate. They told me that it doesn't matter at all what other people think about me, as long as I am true to myself. And I'd frankly say: They told me how to live. I mean.. I was a Green Day fan before January 2010. But that month and afterwards, they brought and helped me through a time, that was so hard for me. And in this time I realized what's important in life - and what's not. In this time I realized how much this band actually means to me. And I'm definitely not joking when I say that they saved my life. Especially in this time. Ever since I am proud of being myself, even though the others just see me as the person "who loves Green Day". For them it's weird, for me, it's the world. Whenever I feel down, I listen to their music. For hours and hours.. and with every second it gets better and I cheer up. This doesn't work with any other band. Doesn't matter which band I'm talking of - for me - they are just music. I love them, but that's all. And Green Day mean the world to me. They really, really do. Sometimes their lyrics are like a mirror. A mirror, that makes me able to look into the hidden corners of my soul. Might sound weird.. but I couldn't find another way to explain it. Green Day are my life and I don't ever want this to change.
StuckWithRob Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Well I've never really experienced the whole being 'persecuted' for being a Green Day fan thing, but their music is important to me, especially kerplunk, dookie and insomniac. You don't have to conform or be what anyone tells you to be, just be yourself. The honesty of their music has shown me how you should tell the truth no matter how tough it might be. The great thing about music as a whole is that it's always there, it doesn't matter how things change you can always listen to whatever album from any era. The best thing about Green Day's music is that you don't want answers or solutions, just to know that someone else feels the same way.
BJA TC MD Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Green Day means a lot to me. Ever since the first time I heard Know Your Enemy and started loving Green Day, I could tell that they were gonna be the band that I was gonna love from then on to eternity. If it weren't for them, I reckon I wouldn't be the person who I have become. Green Day have given me the confidence to be who I wanna be, and not what other people want me to be. They have given me confidence to stand up for my opinions, instead of just agreeing with what everybody else says just so they can't pick on me for being different. Green Day have made me proud to be different, without having to spend every moment of the day wondering what the next man thinks of me, sculpting my life for their acceptance. People have tried to change things about me, the fact I don't wear make up and my music taste just to name a couple. Green Day have helped me be cool with who I am, without changing who I am just to please other people. I am proud to be a Green Day fan and no one can change that, despite how many times they try. I often get comment like "you really need to like a different band" or "why don't you start liking this band they're really good". But I know better than to let someone tell me what to do. I let my heart show me what was right. Green Day will always hold a very special place in my heart.
JellyTime Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Green Day mean happines to me. They don't save my life, but they showed me how to make my life happy. And I know, they even don't know that I'm exist, but I always will be with them. Because Green Day is already part of me.
Brigister Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Green Day helped me through a lot of tough times. They're my lifeline. A lot of decisions in my life were made according to what they say in their songs and this always worked for me; (as I said in my About Me page in my profile) no matter what is happening around me, no matter where I am, no matter what time it is, they make me feel at my ease, just like I'm home. And they always have a song that makes me feel understood, that can fit perfectly in my state of mind and in my current life situation. I owe them everything, I would've already gone insane without their songs.
Elena Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 Green Day definately mean the world to me !! ...before i got into them i almost lost my love to music, i just felt that music was getting shittier and shittier every day, then Michael Jackson died and his songs - that i've heard then - refreshed my love to music a bit, but it got boring after a while and cos green day were my favorite band - although i just knew few songs - i thought i could listen to them a bit more often and checked out more songs. when i first heard Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) i totally fell in love with it and maybe this song was the reason why i listened to them more often and it's probably also the reason why i still listen to music i bought some CD's and also checked out the lyrics and realized that i can totally relate to most of their songs !! green day helped me through a lot of situations and always when i'm sad/angry/unhappy with anything i just need to listen to them and feel a lot better. they showed me that music doesn't mean 4 chords shitty songs without any meaning. they've changed my musical taste and saved my life more then once (srsly cos i have a depression, but when i listen to green day i always feel better) also i didn't have many friends and that got me down often but green day made me realize that i shouldn't care about that and be proud of who i am. if i ever met them i'd like to thank them for everything they just did, for showing me what music can be about and for saving my life
gmcloughlin Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 I remember reading a comment before that said "Green Day's not a band. Its a way of life." That's what they mean to me. They are my life - a huge part of my very existence. They've shaped me into the individual I've become over the last few years. They've been with me through thick and thin. If people think I'm weird cos I listen to Green Day, then fuck it. I wanna be weird. I'm proud of who I am.
MrsBillieJoe95 Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 I've never really thought about this other than when asked. Green Day is my whole life I believe they came into my life at the exact moment they were needed the most On Oct. 18th, 2009, my Papaw had a hemorrhagic stroke. Earlier that year, I had heard 21 Guns and KYE on the radio and was instantly in love with the two. That was the very beginning of learning about Green Day. I downloaded the songs and overplayed them (like I still do ^.^) and that was about the extent of my knowledge of GD at the time. I would be in my sister's room, bugging her like the good little sister I am I remember hearing Brain Stew on the radio and I happened to comment "I wonder who sings this song...." and my sister was like "that's Green Day, too". mfw she said that Of course, me being me, I immediately went onto youtube to confirm it, and what do ya know? It was Green Day I immediately began researching songs and I loved all the ones I heard! I began putting the songs on my ipod/phone (which at the time, I only knew like 12-20, but I was still in the process of learning songs). This was all within about 3 months btw. Then October rolled around. I had maybe like 25 songs on my ipod still, but I was still considering them my favorite band at the time. I still don't remember when I actually began listening to Green Day, but I consider my anniversary of being a huge fan October. I just remember having them on my ipod/phone on my Papaw's birthday (oct. 13th) and 5 days later, that helped me calm down quite a bit. that was my backstory about how I got into Green Day. ----------------------- They've helped shape my life in so many ways. I was 14 at the time of learning about them, so my mind was (and still is for the most part) open to a lot of new things have stuck with me since. They've shaped my political views, my music interests (to an extent at least), and have made me a lot of friends! There's not an awful lot of people in my town (or state for that matter) that listen to Green Day to the extent that I do, so it's really fun and nice being different It makes me stand out from others around here, but makes me feel at home when I'm here.
Malleus Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 To me, Green Day is what I think of when I think of music. They were the first band I really got into and to this date I'm still as wrapped up in them as much as I was the day I first stumbled across Dookie. They've been with me through a lot of changes and places and each time they've helped shaped my thoughts and how I handled them. I know it sounds silly and cliche when people say "X band saved my life!!!1" but there were times (not just for me I'm sure) where they only thing I felt I had was Green Day, and despite how misguided/alone I felt, their music always helped me sort things out and think. I wouldn't be the same person without them and I am forever in debt to their music and how much better my life is with it. Green Day is a pretty special band because just by reading this thread, you can easily spot the connection between the fans and the band. It's probably impossible to explain, but there is that special something to their music that connects with people on levels not many (if any) other bands can do.
greenblinkday29 Posted February 11, 2012 Author Posted February 11, 2012 It feels great not to be the only one who has a strong connection with Green Day. When I was going through my tough times, even my friends wouldn't help me (we've gotten better and I'm still friends with them) and I felt like Green Day was the only thing I had left. They really helped me get through the dark stages in my life and I thought i was the only one. They really are the best band, seeing how they've helped so many people in times of despair.
Dirntbag Posted February 11, 2012 Posted February 11, 2012 i cannot find the words to explain how insparational Green Day is. How revelation inducing, energetic and rebellious but i will try without much success: Green Day symbolizes that the whole world isnt corrupt and stupid, and for me this gives our race some hope. They illustrate and put to a beat the idea that most people are controlling and have lost hope, but they are a prime example of most of the worlds complete parallel. Green Day's message is clear: that you can be whatever you want and fuck anyone who doesnt like you for it. dont let yourself be controlled, and dont mind if if you're exiled for your beleifs. not only do they convey a message to make one's life better, but they give examples of how they have used this message themselves. in certain songs a story is told which amazes me and draws me in. Green Day means to me that you can be a rebel and you can just not care what others think. Green Day makes me think if only people could be like them, coul realize their faults, speak them out loud and fix them, or attempt to. They symbolize a race in which people can get personal and release their emotions constructively rather than violently, and i admire them for their daring and unrelenting passion.
The Grohl Posted February 12, 2012 Posted February 12, 2012 Green Day lets me know I can achieve my dream...I know it sounds cheesy but I want to be a writer and everyone else around me gives me BS for it but when I think about GD and see what they have done, I know I can do it if I work hard.
GeekStinkMe Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 Green days part in my life isn't descrivable. They're everything but nothing in the same time. While listening to them i don't care about nothing useless but caring about important things. They give me the feeling of not to be the only individual on earth. The first time I listened to a song oft them was when I was 8 and since then the're the woweffect. Since then I'm someone else, and i really don't think that I would be the same without them. In school everybody isl like: "hh, the Green DAy girl" but I'm proud of it. Finally I'm not the victim of majority that they are. Green Day made me think of me and my life myself, not like some other musicians that are screaming their opinions to you. And Green Day have the balance to poise over the thin thread between poetry and punk, between thinking and doing. And last but not least, they're fantastic (Iwrote so many words, but this isn't quarter the feelings I have)
Moyeszet Posted February 19, 2012 Posted February 19, 2012 What is Green Day to me? The ones that made me a person. Before listening to them, I had never heard about them. I discovered them just at the moment when you become interested in music. For me it was in the 8th grade. I was 11 or something, I had skipped a class, I was that smartass with the glasses and the 'fro that no one liked. I was seeing a psychologist, and frankly, what people thought of me REALLY mattered. But I didn't know how to do anyways. I was socially incompetent. So I rejected anything popular, including music. I thought all that the other listened was pointless (I still do.). Green Day was the first band I listened on my own, and this is really important, because it made me step into adolescence. Ok, it THREW me into it. All of the sudden, all this was extraordinary. I didn't understand a single word since I'm French and had only laboriously studied English for 3 years. So imagine I just heard the acoustic and the voice quality of Beej. I still found it amazing, because that was so catchy, so punchy, I kept imagining all that bunch of people marching to that music, all the people that must had loved that. I listened to the whole 21st century Breakdown album, remembered a few song like Viva la gloria! and Before the Lobotomy, and all those stayed in my head in difficult moments. Soon, American Idiot followed, and then I looked up at Wikipedia, and then I became obsessed. I thught about Green Day all the time because that was the only thing that could matter. That was a thing that was MINE, an exclusivity I knew other kids didn't understand. I listened to them everywhere, impressed by their philosophy. I looked up the lyrics. I wanted to be like them, to think like them, because that was right, they had helped me, and I couldn't help but imitate them, take them as role models. They made me think a little about all I believed in and I soon realised what I WANTED to believe in and what I WAS TOLD to believe in. They made my religious believes (atheist), my political opinions, my likes, my dislikes, my critical spirit, my notions of good and bad, my tolerance, my reflexion and all my philosophy. They raised me. They re-learned me all and made the person I am now. Green Day is that for me : the ones that made the majority of who I am. And I'm thankful for that.
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