Jack Antonoff mentions Billie Joe Armstrong in Rolling Stone interview

[JardyOfSuburbia]

Jack Antonoff (Fun. and his recent project Bleachers - which is an incredible sideproject) mentioned Billie Joe Armstrong in a Q&A with Rolling Stone. It's brief, but still kind of neat. I always get excited when someone else mentions Billie.

Q: Your project is called Bleachers, which could mean many things. Did you have a bleached-hair phase?

A: Oh, yeah, big-time. Billie Joe Armstrong had bleached hair during the era when Dookie was out, and I so desperately wanted to be him. To compromise, my mom let me get highlights, which looked fucking ridiculous. Then one day when she wasn't around, I got the hairdresser to bleach my whole head. My mom came back and said, "I can't believe you went platinum before school!"

[Todd]

I wonder if people ever call this guy "Jack 'noff"

[momoluvGD]

Oh my god, that's kind of exciting to read

I might see him live actually lol

[Guest]

I had no idea who this guy was until I clicked on this thread.

[The Disappearing Boy]

I had no idea who this guy was until I clicked on this thread.

I still don't know who he is.

[Guest]

I still don't know who he is.

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

[momoluvGD]

I had no idea who this guy was until I clicked on this thread.

I didn't know who he was either to be honest

[Bastard of 1969]

*googles who is that guy*

Oh, It's that guy who plays guitar in "We are young", in which I don't hear a single chord.

Oh, how much kids bleached their hair on Dookie era...he's just one famous example.

[BilIie Joe Armstrong]

Neither did I.

[Steven Seagull]

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

Still better than Biffy Clyro

Anyway I love how many bands and artists were influenced by Dookie.

[Guest]

Still better than Biffy Clyro

0/10 Troll. See me after class

[The Disappearing Boy]

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

Ok. I shall take that information and never use it again

[lizziebix]

I didn't realize he was in Fun! and now in Bleachers. And that's all I have to say on this subject.

[DookieLukie]

I think Some Nights (the song) is really catchy, and maybe even Walking the Dog. Otherwise, crappy band with an agenda.

[Spike]

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

I saw Fun when they were still The Format. They were terrible even then.

[Heather.]

I saw Fun when they were still The Format. They were terrible even then.

The Format was way worse than Fun as far as I'm concerned.

[JardyOfSuburbia]

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

I agree that Fun. is horrendous, but I actually really like the Bleachers record he just put out.

[ollhjr]

I wonder if people ever call this guy "Jack 'noff"

I think this applies here.

[Hermione]

That's amusing. Brings to mind Green Day's Shout interlude at Shepherds Bush (from around 1:50)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q7ql37hLF0

[Idlewild.]

The fun. haters can kiss my ass.

fun are amazing

[lizziebix]

I get it now. This is Lena Dunham ' s bf.

[AngelBlue_]

That's amusing. Brings to mind Green Day's Shout interlude at Shepherds Bush (from around 1:50)

yess hahhaha that part!!! I still laugh so hard. so hilarious

[OhTheGuilt.]

Jack mentioning Billie yessssss.

Also, fun. are amazing and so were The Format.

[Slave To The Network]

He's in Fun. One of the shittest bands on the planet.

Wow, Ceadog. We may not agree on much, but this is one exception to that trend.

[petros]

That's amusing. Brings to mind Green Day's Shout interlude at Shepherds Bush (from around 1:50)

Why did people booed when he almost started Hey Jude?