Green Day: Billie Joe Armstrong's Meltdown iHeart Radio Music Festival

#greenday #bja
Former Guns N' Roses drummer Matt Sorum probably put it best when he tweeted out, "I thought Billie Joe Armstrong's rant was the most punk rock thing he's ever done. then he had to go and ruin it by apologizing. corporate rock is alive and well. never really bought that band anyways," he would conclude. It was a funny statement considering it was Green Day who inducted Matt Sorum into the Rock N' Roll Hall of Fame with Guns and Roses just five months prior in April of 2012. drinking and shenanigans seemed to be part of Green Day's image. from their humble beginnings from California, they appeared to be just three punk rock kids who wanted to make great music with the help of a little lubricants. In fact, even after the band got famous, the band's singer Billie Joe Armstrong admitted to Rolling Stone in 2013 that he had anxiety getting onstage in front of people and would reveal alcohol would help alleviate some of the nerves admitting, "I played on stage loaded a lot. I'd have anywhere from two to six beers and a couple of shots before I went on stage then I'd go out and play the gig and drink for the rest of the evening on the bus, fall asleep, wake up the next day, feel like crap, do soundcheck. it was over and over again. In that way,
I was a functioning alcoholic. Green Day is a very polarizing band on my channel, just like several other bands I've covered in the past including Dave Matthews Band, garbage, Foo Fighters and Linkin Park. I'm not afraid to admit that I like Green Day. granted, I'm a fan of their earlier work prior to them getting signed to a major label and of course, I was a big fan of "Dookie" in 1994 and 2004's "American Idiot", I was also a fan of. I even checked out their musical "American Idiot" a couple of years ago and absolutely loved it but I've always felt like for the last 10 years and for the 10 years prior to that, Green Day was always living in the shadow of "Dookie" and then they were also living in the shadow of "American Idiot". 2009 would see the release of "21st Century Breakdown", which I felt was a mediocre record. I still remember living up north at the time and hearing "know your enemy" and "21 guns'' played over and over again on Sirius XM hits one. three years later the band was set to do something a lot of bands don't do, while double albums get released every now and then by certain bands who are really ambitious, record labels aren't a fan of the move because the results in the records cost more than their competition and therefore hurts their bottom line. Green Day did something completely different. They had recorded so much material by the summer of 2012, they put out three individual albums called "uno", "dos" and "Tre", whose release dates would be roughly a month apart in the later part of 2012. each record would feature a different member on the cover. Personally I've always liked "uno" and "tre" the best. "dos", I could take it or leave it. Prior to the first of the three albums coming out, which was "uno", the band was out promoting the crap out of the record. they were showing up on venues that traditionally rock bands wouldn't go on, including America's Got Talent and The Voice. I don't really watch these shows and Howard Stern being on America's Got Talent wasn't enough for me to tune into that awful show. for those of you who don't know, IHeartRadio used to be called Clear Channel. yes, Howard Stern's former boss, when he was on terrestrial radio. After Stern left, the failing company had tried to rebrand itself with little luck. Since 2010 they had been holding the annual iHeartRadio Music Festival which brings together artists from various genres or so it's marketed. in reality is more heavily leaning towards pop music. Green Day had their "uno" album coming out in September of 2012 and about a week before the record dropped they played the festival and they were joined by a pretty eclectic lineup including Usher, psy, if you guys remember Gangnam style, and 'lil wayne. by this point in their career, Green Day were workhorses. They had been working non-stop since 2009 putting out records, doing a musical, touring and of course that type of lifestyle will eventually catch up with you, especially as you get older. at the same time, many people who find themselves in this situation, are too
attracted to the money to stop. In Billie Joe Armstrong's case, he was now part of the 1% that was so vilified at the beginning of the 2010s. that's not to say that money was his motivation,
he's a musician after all and if he's anything like me, I go stir-crazy sitting for too long at home and doing nothing. according to one estimate, Billie Joe Armstrong was the 42nd richest singer in rock n' roll, with a net worth of more than $55 million, making him wealthier than fellow rock legends like Vince Neil and David Lee Roth. Armstrong would tell Rolling Stone in 2013 that, as the Occupy Wall Street move

[@LinusKnight]

what's badass that several people overlook is that Mike Dirnt backed up Billie Joe regardless if he was wrong - he smashed his bass too. THATS a friend.

[@AlexFarleyMusic]

Dude, I have always watched that clip and tried to understand Mike's perspective, knowing everything that was going on behind the scenes. You stated that perfectly 👌 On a side note, I'm surprised Tre didn't end up barreling through his drum kit 😆

[@DB-pi3fs]

Its only his schtick .an act for publicity. Hes rich and you think he acts like a self righteous punk at home? Shit .probably has a maid. A nanny and mexican pool cleaner

[@justseanmusic]

Billy couldn’t have done it without mike and tre imo especially mike

[@andyk9735]

I personally disagree wholeheartedly. I want a friend who has the balls to tell me when I'm in the wrong.

[@jonescrusher1]

lol, what a hero

[@Aenima308]

“Let me tell you something...” the clear sign someone has been drinking

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Drinking should not be a convenient excuse for such utter childish stupidity. Wait... I have seen badly behaved children that act better. Wow...

[@speediablo]

M 3 I’d like to see you act better after drinking 7 beers and multiple shots of vodka on your own live performance when no one is standing up or listening while tackling with anxiety your whole life. You’re probably a child if you think you could do that.

[@tacticaltux4231]

@@speediablo You forgot the drugs. A lot of drugs.

[@speediablo]

Tactical Tux#3707 Ah yes... the Dookie era lmao

[@BlahBlah-cm1os]

"Well what happened was..."

[@OrgaNik_Music]

I love how when Billie starts smashing his guitar, Mike is like "oh, ok" and starts whacking his bass too.

[@xkssbk7971]

This is friend

[@kylemundy8871]

Lol fuck yeah. Mike's always where he needs to be

[@pokemontrainer6772]

Dude if you respect rock or music how do you like greenday

[@slightlyaboveaverage2235]

@@pokemontrainer6772 this was the most rock music shit since the 80s. WTFuck?

[@That1Guy]

Loyal homie

[@wunclerlaufenbumcorneliusu7047]

I agree, apologizing was the worst thing Armstrong could have done.

[@rnrtruestories]

Most punk rock thing in front of those shitty pop artists

[@sethklumb8686]

From the sounds of it they got in big trouble by their management. Their manager was the one who cancelled the tour and sent him to rehab.

[@sethklumb8686]

Magic 8 Ball who cares what is and isn’t punk. Good music is good music, genres don’t matter.

[@eeshsinger]

Wuncler Laufenbum Cornelius Ulysses Albrecht LVX Exactly dont apologize

[@reesemalo]

@Magic 8 Ball Interesting how you don't mention playing the first Green Day album. While most of their discography at this point can't exactly be considered punk [particularly from a classic punk perspective], their albums before Dookie can definitely be considered punk to some capacity. Dookie can be decisive since it is on a major label, but it does have roots of punk in it and it credited for introducing punk to the younger 90s audience. Ik you didn't ask and I apologise, but their earlier albums are pretty important.

[@jonbourgoin182]

*Do you have the time to listen to me whine?* You have 1 minute left

[@claymccoy]

LOL.

[@wheelz23]

I see what you did there...😃

[@jeneden3492]

😂😂😂😂😂👍🏻👍🏻

[@MissiChaos]

😂🤣 brilliant!! 😆😂🤣

[@jacencade4019]

Lack of sex is keeping him down

[@reesemalo]

I appreciate how Mike bashed his guitar as well in solidarity

[@yaphace]

Wait I didn’t see that

[@yaphace]

Okay I saw it yayy gotta love Billie Joe

[@Denizu]

Now that's real comradarie!

[@SaintAnger101]

We all need friends like Mike

[@SaintAnger101]

@Aidan King I have more guitars than friends 😂

[@joelmctaggart3187]

I feel like he lost it coz he’s kinda mad at himself for even being there, they’re obviously playing to the wrong crowd, to people who don’t even seem to wanna sit through green day and it’s like when he makes that realisation something just kinda clicks. “I’ve grown up to be everything I hated, a rich, whiney, sell out who’s more driven by the payment than the purpose.”

[@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587]

great analysis. I think the same way.

[@lesnash6953]

I haven't liked anything since Insomniac. They told everyone they were selling out (Good Riddance) and they held true. Hell, they went the extra mile in selling out.

[@JPIndustrie]

And we all feel the same way ... it takes 2 to tango. He didn’t play for free all those years - no one in your circle contributed a la punk or whatever right

[@BeeKay5150]

@@lesnash6953 I have to respectfully disagree with you. Nobody expected an acoustic ballad by them at that point. The worst they could have done was make Dookie over and over again. Is it my favorite song? No. Not by a long shot. However, the song had been around in some form since 1990. THAT wasn't the sellout moment. The sellout moment was each acoustic ballad AFTER that, hoping for a sure-fire hit. I will say that the first 4 or 5 albums are untouchable. Take care, man!

[@robzilla730]

They've been sellouts since 1994

[@omnik5850]

Honestly I can't blame him, It's pretty fucked up how iHeart Radio duped them like that

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Oh, goodness. I find no excuse for such utter childish stupidity.

[@Red1676]

This is the exact reason why I hate pop music, radio, and just that side of the industry. Like there are good musicians that put out radio hits and some are good people, but I miss the days of the 2000s when more people found really good artists online and mainstream radio didnt know what the fuck to do. So they finally cracked, then started playing more pop punk. Sadly though, they went back to their old bullshit and wont play older 2000s bands again.

[@missanthropocene6308]

@@Red1676 no one listens to radio. We live in the streaming age

[@kurtcocaine4712]

it’s shown the crowd wasn’t feeling them and explained well in this video Green Day is just a thing of the past

[@kardo_6627]

Corporate thinking has ruined rock industry. Just like what’s happened across all genres and industries. It’s why it all sounds the same.

[@SkwidToast]

Matt Sorum is in a corporate rock band. Insulting Green Day for being a corporate rock band. Okayboss

[@Turk_2023]

When Sorum was a part of GNR they were more insane than most punk rock bands. Multiple riots, Axl beating the shit out of a fan, going on stage 3 hours late, being shitfaced drunk and on a mountain of blow....

[@towlie710]

I'm not gonna argue for the integrity of that very broken band at the time but if they were a corporate rock band they wouldn't have taken so many years to release Chinese Democracy. Axl was, and probably still is, a giant dick but it's very clear he wasn't playing by anybodys rules but his- despite several attempts by the label to buy their way to the record being finished.

[@Turk_2023]

@Alejandro de Jesús Gracia Antonio maybe not for green day fans, hence the corporate rock band title

[@dgenerated]

Matt Sorum is a known asshole, but I love that about him

[@chazboner7041]

Yeah, but unlike widdy biddy Billy Joe( such a gay name) he isn’t trying to be punk, just a tremendous drummer. Green Day fucked themselves by becoming successful. They spent their whole career by stealing blatantly from the Dickies and the Buzzcocks. Zero talent, corporate punk and the best plagiarists of all time.

[@sirmadrigal6427]

That poor les paul junior, I would kill for that guitar

[@drummerdude476]

They repaired it and I’m pretty sure he still uses it.

[@doggodoa2]

drummerdude476 yeah he named it smash

[@jambipickel482]

Gibson sells the models with minor blemishes that are considered unsellable to musicians in wholesale bulk values just for them to smash. It is it’s own entire side table industry.

[@mc495150]

Steven Gordon kurt will play all the set with his main guitar(s) and then pick up some random mexican strat for the last song and smash that

[@Mike_Jones1980]

@@AwesometownUSA pretty sure he played the Jag cuz it was weird and mostly cheap, and they were able to find replacement necks and whatnot to keep it going on the road, not buy whole other guitars.

[@Aureliryus]

7:28 achivement unlocked: since 1988

[@creamydistortion]

Sober people should also flip out at corporate jerks. No need to blame it on drugs, booze, etc. It's just the right thing to do!!

[@steevrawjers]

Ian Tyrrel true it's rock n roll

[@redacted2275]

Sober people shouldn't agree to play at iHeart Radio Festival to b_tch about cOrPoRaTe jErKs. 🤦‍♂️

[@joem9360]

Recorded on an Xbox 360, ah yes a man of culture

[@markoutwithmark]

Relax everyone, lacman38 is online!!

[@a-stark3]

lmaooo

[@January_baby123]

😂

[@Pinhead101]

Who is lacman38

[@a-stark3]

@@Pinhead101 watch the video!

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

@@Pinhead101 exactly

[@1sinister80]

People get weird when bands get big. They always claim they where the first ones to like them and now that everybody likes them they suck. Green Day is good. I grew up with them.

[@samanthaleslie7974]

me too their also my 15 year olds favorite band

[@FlorianFlorian573]

That’s why I don’t care about popularity. I just like the bands I like. Like rush.

[@kylehyde215CA]

I'm not sure what you mean. In some cases, it's like too much of a good thing to the point it becomes annoying. In other cases, it's people being straight up hipsters about it. Best example I can think of is The Black Keys. When they came out, they were everybody's niche alternative band. When they saw success, that same audience turned on them. Yes, for succeeding.

[@archetypeineros3082]

Honestly I’d have no problem with them getting big but the music just has consistently fallen flat for a long time now

[@JPIndustrie]

People are weird in general , they’re never happy

[@homelessjesse9453]

I feel his frustration. I grew up on rock. To see it die off as a musical genre is heartbreaking.

[@chump3947]

I can't think off one band that after 25 years hasn't put out some some "bad' albums. It's easy to be a punk when you're young and poor, that's when bands generally put out their best stuff. Other young and poor people can identify with the music. Who can identify with people who are rich beyond belief but still complaining?

[@DJMarcO138]

This! Also, it's the same thing as listening to dudes who are 100 years old sing teenage angst anthems. At some point it just feels very shark jumpy.

[@manifestgtr]

Dude...everyone has problems, regardless of their income. If you live in America, you’re part of the international 1%. You have running water, a climate controlled dwelling and your next 50 meals accounted for. We’re *all* fucking wealthy. Oh, but that guy has more than me! Right...that guy worked his balls off for his entire life and went on to become one of the most prolific songwriters of his generation. Where’s the big fucking surprise? “Punk rock” is a lie...there’s no romance involved with dying miserable, alone and irrelevant having worked a total of three days your entire life...

[@_zombie_queen_]

....the thing about music, it doesn't matter who you are or where you come from. Music unites us. The rich man can feel just as overworked as the poor man.

[@redacted2275]

"Warning" is the best example of your statement: a boring tecord from a band who didn't know what to say anymore.

[@redacted2275]

@@manifestgtr There's no romance in dying miserable, I agree, so these songwriters bastardizing rich people to be rich themselves is filthy.

[@huntersmith3888]

7:29 Shout out to lacman38.

[@Dj.MODÆO]

Is it just me....or does everyone else think Billie looks, and talks like a real life Jessie Pinkman?

[@Jabba094]

An ugly, feminine version

[@frankblack676]

It's the remnants of his accent.

[@monicapyle]

Lol

[@ipod9771]

No no no, Jessie Pinkman talks like Billie.

[@jespacey]

YES

[@dbrew2u]

Screaming that the world sucks while your worth 55 Million Bucks just doesn't work for me anymore .

[@filmaticpictures9693]

Yep

[@kathymyers7279]

Dave Brewer ALOT of that dookie going around these days..

[@Nierez]

Not trying to be an apologist but there must be something really wrong in your head if you are worth 55million and your world sucks.

[@sgtcreasegrease]

I don't fully agree with that sentiment, yeah the world and the system here especially favors rich people but not everyone ends up out of touch and detached from reality when they get rich. Green Day still supported the community they came up in even when they got shunned for getting a major label deal

[@Red1676]

Even though hes worth that much, alot of it still has to go to his music and he still has to work his ass off. Just the benefit of being a musician. Like people think it's all about parties and shit, but it's not. Touring does take it out of you, doesnt matter how much money you have when you are on the longest road trip of your life. He will only ever see that money when hes old and the band breaks up. Then he will be in a real situation of spending the majority of his life on the road, has a fuck tone of money, and have to figure out what hes gonna do for the few years he got left until he dies. Even though hes rich and famous, he still has to do a job where hes on the road more than some truck drivers.

[@olivermarijuanajones5041]

In the shadow of Dookie, not a good place to be...

[@user-mv9tt4st9k]

Better than being under Dookie...

[@devinmorales7077]

is it because if you are "in the shadow of dookie' you're lower than shit?

[@jesterr7133]

Green Day is pretty much the last major band standing unscathed from the 90's. They are the only one I can think of that has never broken up, and is till playing with their original lineup. I don't like everything they do, but those guys have busted their asses over the years. They deserve respect for that.

[@geoffm35]

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[@loveMyFreakinLife]

Let's be real, hating bands like Green Day, Foo Fighters, etc. is the cool thing to do. I think it's because of their mainstream success and not being part of the "outsider culture" no more. It's snobish/childish and I'm guilty of this behavior myself in my early teens but people need to grow up and stop actively bashing bands.

[@bt3743]

i agree it's fine to dislike a bands music but unless their actively horrible people, mindlessly hating them just makes you look like a whiny child

[@ilovecody7514]

I respect Foo Fighters though, Greenday... not so much. Even more so after their new album.

[@bobpigs6467]

Aidan King I just hate Green Day cause they’re a black hole of artistic integrity. Foo Fighters isn’t though

[@loveMyFreakinLife]

@@bobpigs6467 I think Green Day gets a bad rep for their integrity. Even though they did change their sound throughout their career, I don't think their work ethic wavered. And success in the music industry isn't just about talent but also about luck and drive/being a workhorse. Coming out of this scene and end up where Green Day is? Probably took a lot of work and I can respect that, even if their music isn't for me. Same with Foo's only difference is that they've had the adventage of Dave Grohl and by this had an instant audience and media attention. I think the hate lies surely on the more poppy approach Green Day has because in theory, they should've more street cred than the Foo's. Only thing I don't like is that more and more bands change their sound to be played by radio and lose some of their "integrity" along the way but I can't blame them. Must be hard to lose attention/opportunities because the "trend" changed. Of course this is more the case with mainstream success.

[@dudeman5303]

@Aidan King hate corporatism, not the people forced to take the bigger pieces of scraps to survive in it. I may not care for green day as a band but we are all ants trying to get by in a system where money is power, and we dont have much money. Even billy joe Armstrong isnt all that wealthy. Yeah hes a 1 percenter, but he isnt a billionaire. Hed have to be like 20 times richer to become a billionaire. He's still a cog in the machine that keeps corporate on top just like the rest of us even if he appears to be one of them.

[@oziumshift]

Mike Dirnt didn’t fucking blink. He saw Billie smash, he jumped right into smash, too. You gotta respect that bond.

[@Rossoneri2]

I remember when I was younger thinking that incident was the most badass thing ever, looking at it now, it makes me feel embarrassed but glad he got help, Mike's a real one for sticking with Billie through it

[@rwendell0912]

He just needed more cowbell

[@steevrawjers]

rwendell0912 loLLLLL

[@bazookajoe2889]

Why doesn’t Green Day own their own label and distribution by now ??? They should be doing it the same way Metallica does it. They’re def big enough to pull it off .

[@jabharty1883]

I might be wrong, but I believe their album that just came out will be their last with a major label, so that's not a bad shout.

[@prometheustv6558]

They probably will, after their contract ends

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

When Tre Cool is uncomfortable you know your screwed

[@sic6664]

You're

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

Everyone is a critic

[@DrMan-nh3bg]

@@AwesometownUSA *you're

[@painandsorrowcards]

"1 minutes" Is it wrong that the 's' pissed me off.

[@rodbrez6415]

"I liked green day before they were signed to a major record label" then goes on and talks about how he liked dookie and American idiot. Funny

[@backgroundtakeaway]

There's an "and" after that

[@JPIndustrie]

Yup ... as if he never sang along or learned lyrics to impress a girl.. the very people Billie was ranting against are people like the narrator lol

[@BootsORiley]

And doesn’t even give a passing mention to Insomniac, a far better record than either of them.

[@garydiamondguitarist]

Nimrod and Warning are mostly great, underrated albums. I mean on Warning you've got "Blood, Sex & Booze" which is a paean to being a submissive for example, pretty brutally honest from Billie Joe there. Even the first two albums have some pretty poppy rooted songs, it's just the way he writes.

[@viceb7]

Imagine not being allowed to like multiple things

[@thecomicsario]

Every time I re watch this I get really sad, I don't like seeing Billie like that

[@Jeremy-hx7zj]

I found it slightly offputting that he kept saying, "me" and "I". Green Day is very much a band, and not the BJA show.

[@Sasha-zx5et]

I agree, although it could also be him speaking on behalf of the other band mates. But then again he was probably drunk/high and people are usually full of themselves in those conditions

[@salvadordollyparton666]

Is it though? Not that I have a very good memory, but I can not remember ever hearing the other two speak. Or seeing their name. Not that I really pay much attention to em anymore, but still.

[@Deltasquad382943]

He was under the influence, so he wasn't even thinking entirely straight.

[@raymondsolisjr.1262]

That crowd was LAME and didn't deserve a Green Day performance

[@WoodstockProd]

Raymond Solis Jr. kudos to the one lady who was screaming in the background, she sounded like she was having fun

[@leshgooo1016]

Green day suck!

[@DrMan-nh3bg]

@@leshgooo1016 nice try. I know you are joking.

[@eviehammond9509]

This is why I love this channel. You have unique content & it's neutrally covered. Every band ( every person for that matter) has its share of ups & downs. Clearly the "downs" are covered far more often & usually by a creator that is more concerned with talking shit about them with a total lack of respect because they are not a fan of their music in general. A lot of creators are more concerned with presenting themselves as sarcastically clever than they are about their content being true or factual. This channel is truly the exception. Your videos are informative & verified. They are always presented with respect for the artist(s) whether you're a fan or not. It's a fine line to walk doing all those things & still using current slang in regards to pop culture, but you seem to do it effortlessly with every post. Just wanted to say thanks for all your efforts & sharing your creativity & talents with the rest of us!!☠

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks that’s really nice comment. I try to be fair and insert my opinion where needed

[@eviehammond9509]

@@rnrtruestories My motto is if I can find the time to bitch & complain about things that are done wrong, it's only fair that I do the same when they're done exceptionally well.🌝

[@imvandenh]

@@eviehammond9509 that's an awfully reasonable position to hold. My hat's off to you. I'd like to say in this day in age when people being reasonable and level-headed is a rarity it's nice to see someone Above All That, but the truth is that in the several decades I've been alive, people have always lacked reason and clear-headedness. It was a rarity to see someone that contradicts those shortcomings when I was a child as much as it is now.

[@brettcooper3893]

You're right about double records. My Chemical Romance initially planned on Black Parade being a double album but Warner Bros. shot that down pretty early on in the recording sessions. As far as Billie Joe goes, even though his temper got the best of him, he kind of had a point.

[@yaphace]

Thank god, because that album turned out to be one of the best of all time

[@mafeuk]

Warner released the Chili Peppers double album Stadium Arcadium that same year though

[@chriservin5949]

@@mafeuk less of a risk though, as the RHCP were already a huge success. Three Cheers was a huge success, but they didn't know if MCR would be one hit wonders yet.

[@benjamins9121]

@@chriservin5949 They're more inclined if they hear great demos for the future album. Smashing pumpkins got to do Mellon collie and the infinite sadness because of that, billy wrote siamese dream which was stellar but virgin needed to hear what was so great about this new album he wanted to be a double. Of course he had a bunch of awesome demos and he was allowed to do it, and it became the most successful double album of the 90s.

[@robertperez9808]

Punk Rock, and just Rock 'N' Roll in general is about nonconformity, it's about not being the normal, autotuned, lip syncing performer who had a songwriter write their songs and musicians write songs for them. Billie was going through a hard time just overworking himself and falling into substance abuse again, that doesn't make him a corporate rockstar, that makes him an artist, a performer, a hard worker and everything else. Apologizing was his choice because he knew exactly where he was at in the moment and at the time he said what he said. That doesn't mean he's not a punk or a rocker. He is who he is and that's the most Rock 'N' Roll thing you can be.

[@robertperez9808]

There's probably a lot of grammatical errors in that bc I didn't feel like proof reading it. 🤷‍♂️😂

[@swampshack1018]

He’s not punk, at all. Sure he’s being himself - but that means he’s being an insincere jackass. Can’t take the guy seriously but it sucks he has substance abuse issues and I hope he’s ok

[@bariizlam638]

Robert Perez absolutely man! I totally agree with you

[@yaphace]

@Robert Perez There were none. Furthermore, stick to the topic

[@yaphace]

Except explainin yoself

[@JazJames616]

You should do a video on the lost "Cigarettes & Valentines" album from Green Day. They claim the masters were stolen but I have never bought their story.

[@wingnutistaken8917]

Jaz they were stolen and recovered soon after. A few songs from the project have been released, such as Too Much Too Soon, Youngblood, and a few others. They claim they aren’t going to release the project in its entirety.

[@JazJames616]

@@wingnutistaken8917 I've always been of the belief that they just weren't happy with the album and needed an excuse to start over. Either way it's an interesting story that ended up greatly benefiting the band.

[@wingnutistaken8917]

Jaz according to Billie it was a return back to the fast punk type of sound after they took a break from it on Warning. After they were stolen, they felt it wasn’t their best work and they decided against re-recording CAV and went with writing American Idiot.

[@Nyasiamonique]

Tbh seeing Billie yell at iheart radio made my mind say what a bad ass

[@wadeguidry6675]

I'm not a Greenday fan, but I'm glad he got help before it was too late. This kind of pressure has been the end of so many talented artists. You go Billie! You rock!

[@cobine]

People complain that “UgH BiLlIe JoE IsNt PuNk CaUsE hE ApOloGiZeD” but the truth is that he most likely apologized because he probably regrets it and did it for himself. Tell me youve never went on a rant and then felt bad about it down the road.

[@bucketsaremyfriend]

Nobody ever seems to mention their album "Insomniac"... I dunno if it just nostalgia or what, but that album was great and doesn't get the respect it deserves.

[@xenos_n.]

It's their best album.

[@buckroy2069]

“....I’m not FUCKING Justin Bieber!” Best rant i’ve ever heard.😂

[@romangagne5842]

I don't hate Green Day one bit, Just like you I'm more of a fan of their earlier stuff

[@romangagne5842]

@Magic 8 Ball I 100% agree. Dookie is one of my favourite albums

[@sethklumb8686]

Magic 8 Ball did somebody call the punk police? 👮🏻

[@copopopocoporododoro]

@Magic 8 Ball what even is punk at this point

[@thegeekguy3608]

Agree. 39/smooth, Kerplunk were my favorite records

[@thegeekguy3608]

@Magic 8 Ball Yeah I agree with you, their record that came out today wasn't really punk in terms of music wise. They're punk, in a way that they wanted to do something new, and didn't give a fuck what anyone else says. I think that's what punk really is, not about music, but how you look at life.

[@scottv9479]

Insomniac is a great album too...defiantly check it out if you like everything up to dookie

[@imvandenh]

Insomniac is without a doubt my favorite of anything they've released to date, including the stuff they released on Lookout records in the late 80s and early 90s. It's a totally underrated record, every song on it is great in my opinion, although oddly I didn't care as much for the two songs that became singles and radio staples as I did for all of the other songs on that record that hardly anybody has heard of or cares about.. I think the total running time is under 30 minutes with 14 songs but the songs are so catchy and fun to listen to, who really cares about the length of the disc? I'll take one Insomniac over 1000 American Idiots everyday of the week.

[@scottv9479]

@@imvandenh well well said !! Fuckin youtube....I'm just seeing this now for some reason

[@Kurovespertine]

Fun fact I heard recently: Billie Joe Armstrong said he's not interested in making sequels to albums but if he ever did it would be for Insomniac.

[@EndOfTheW0rld]

Yeah the apology was kinda lame and I'm honestly disappointed they didn't trash more of the set. Especially considering the fact that they're known for it and could probably get away with it lol

[@yaphace]

Right

[@imvandenh]

Right. Because what makes someone the bigger person better than behaving badly when they can get away with it? I think the apology was lame and shouldn't have been made, but for a different reason, mine being that they should have owned their behavior whether it was right or wrong. I'm of the personal belief that a tantrum like that cannot be excused under any circumstances, drunk High what have you. An apology doesn't make the offense no in void as if it didn't happen, someone saying they are sorry after the fact does nothing. Everybody's so sorry after realizing they fucked up but few seem to put much thought into it before they do it. Nobody's Perfect and nobody can be perfect. But they should at least own their feelings thoughts and actions, right or wrong. Regret is such a wasted emotion, one that feeds but does not give anything back

[@joesr31]

yeah they should have set fire to it like they had done before then sing good riddance

[@d0rian490]

I watched the whole set, and it was so sad. He was trying so hard to get some audience participation/reaction and every time he tried and it didn’t work, you could see the sadness in his eyes. I’d have a fuckin meltdown too. Really sad.

[@nealdamkjer192]

Meth is a helluva drug, Geek Stinkbreath.

[@notmurd0c]

I found a treasure filled with sick pleasure and it sits on a thin white line!

[@stereosanctity7]

Brilliant comment!🤣😂

[@joepermenter7228]

Speed isn't the modern meth.

[@ghostshellz752]

Fox burrow hot tubs was good as well! I am taking my 14 YR. OLD son to his 1st concert this summer weezer & greenday GONNA BE AWESOME AF!

[@SpiritDetective06]

It's insane that it's been 10 years that this meltdown happened.

[@jg7102]

I love Green day from 1989-1995. I might not like anything since then but Im happy for the early years.

[@subliminal6205]

Not nimrod? I stop there

[@yaphace]

I feel the same way about My Chemical Romance...anything from 2003-2006 is GOLDENNNN🤩

[@jg7102]

Factorable Nimrod was good just not what I was expecting. To me 39 smooth Kerplunk and Dookie will always be 3 of my favorite albums ever. We all have our own opinions and i respect yours. I just miss the old Green Day.

[@scottv9479]

@@jg7102 100% feel the same...I am old green day 100% I couldn't agree more with smooth out,kerplunk and dookie. I did enjoy nimrod like I stated...but even with that album I began to see a shift in the song writing. I remember the hype between dookie and insomniac and when geek stink started playing on the radio....it was awesome. Nimrod didn't do that for me as I really had to make myself like Hitchin a ride. Did you end up liking insomniac?

[@jg7102]

Scott V Well said I think your pretty much spot on. I did enjoy Insomniac. It was good. To this day I still listen to so many early songs. Christie road Paper Lanterns 80 Judges daughter I was There Going to Pasalacqua. Theres many more. Its all personal preference of course but Early Green day will always be a Top 3 favorite of mine as long as I live.

[@guitarguru.3572]

After he’s been around for 55 years he’ll still look the same.

[@shenmeowzo]

"livin in the shadow of dookie" really?! Mate, they absolutely killed it after dookie.. Nimrod, warning & insomniac were all badass! Just cos dookie sold better doesn't mean they had it hanging over them, their output was solid at that time.

[@thesaint5619]

Have to agree cookie was incredible, but the maturity kicked in album after album just got better and better

[@thesaint5619]

@Aidan King not for me but I love all the album's tbf not a lot in it for me

[@slowcuber309]

the saint I love cookie too

[@a-stark3]

yeeees

[@NSZ-sb6kt]

Insomniac and Nimrod were spectacular. Warning was a pile of shit. Such a bad album I gave up on them for good. Then they went all woke/America sucks, and fuck that too.

[@MCman-rz6pd]

“I don’t know about you I guys but I can relate to this level of stress and anxiety” I’ll be looking forward to your next 3 albums and multiple world tours

[@stacyward4309]

That comment caught me off guard too, what is so stressful about sitting in front of a computer?

[@retsoptihs0]

I didn't see anything wrong with the comment. You don't need to be famous to suffer from stress or anxiety. Plenty of things can cause both.

[@nosajdabeno]

The Ramones, a REAL punk band, could've played a song and a half in one minute... while on heroin.

[@TheDaveCoolYays]

lol REAL punk. elitists man lol

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

@@TheDaveCoolYays Tbh he kinda ain't wrong though. Sid Vicious stabbed his girlfriend to death in cold blood. Can you name anything more punk than that?

[@DomR1997]

@@genericwhitekidthesecond4330 That's not punk, that's sad.

[@discodoctor4786]

@@genericwhitekidthesecond4330 If you think that killing someone is "punk" You're wrong!

[@genericwhitekidthesecond4330]

@@DomR1997 "Hey guys. It's Sage, Radio X, here and it looks like there's a riot outside right now. I told you guys, we will not be stopped! This is the revolution people! Alternative rock is leading the way and I'm gonna personally smash your windows." - Grand Theft Auto: Sanandreas

[@guyfawkes8790]

My first rock show. First time in a mosh pit,and first time crowd surfing. (1995) Thanks guys.....

[@rnrtruestories]

What other stories would you like to see?

[@daoust26]

Rock N' Roll True Stories how about the screeching weasels dive concert incident or the death of seethed frontman’s brother the inspiration behind rise above this. I asked about these several times before, it actually requires research.

[@juanvaldez5422]

Rock N' Roll True Stories Peter Greens “lost weekend”.. there’s a short doc on KZbin bout it CREEPY

[@brandoelee6161]

Do : a vid on operation ivy. Something about hed p.e. theyve been a underground touring band forever, maybe about the internet finding out about his 80s pop attempt the clue, its hilarious. Do some more about Tool while they are still riding the new album, possibly how all through the 90's they did little press and everything they put out was mostly bullshit, i could give so many examples. Or about there repeated legal battles would be a good video, i think they are the best contemporary successful heavy band and you sleep on them.

[@yaphace]

Talk about Oasis and their fighting kekkekkekkekkekkekek

[@rodneyanonymous666]

Rock N' Roll True Stories Coil and/or Throbbing Gristle

[@johnputzier5787]

I’d like to see you give us a detailed story of the before and after events surrounding Green Day’s infamous set at Woodstock 1994 and it’s overall lasting impact.

[@msstarlight4770]

This is the best clip of yours that I've watched. & your cadence is much better. Well done. 👍💜

[@jamescarter3196]

I lived in Corvallis, Oregon in the '90s and went to a party at a house near downtown one time in like 1992, and there was a good-sounding band playing inside, in a town that didn't get a lot of good rock shows overall. I was there to see some friends, and they were outside and told me "the keg is dry and the band isn't that great, let's go" and I was like "are you sure? sounds good from here" where I was literally just right outside the wall from where they were playing. I ended up leaving with my friends for whatever reason, but a couple of years later I was told "the band at that party was Green Day" and they'd just had a hit song on MTV which I was unaware of. So yeah, I got to hear them from just the other side of a wall and peeked in at them just briefly but don't remember anything except a band at full-tilt with a bunch of snotty teenagers wandering around disappointed about the keg.

[@johndee232]

Nothing wrong with financial success as a rock band, I grew up with Green Day and I really liked their catchy songs, they deserve to be where they are.

[@aaronwhite3298]

Yay I suggested this one..Thank you Green Day rules 🤘The only tattoo I have is the their Kerplunk cover!

[@someoneelse745]

"Here's the clip" and i got a commercial. Damn you KZbin!

[@quentk8886]

According to the sign he didn’t have 1 minute left. He had 1 minutes

[@steevrawjers]

Quent K lol

[@deandevonport275]

Y'all relise Green Day have been signed to the same label since Dookie right? If you say they sold out then Dookie is the point in which you say it happened....which is ridiculous.

[@UncleRots]

Wait until old Dean finds out that's exactly what people thought of Green Day when Dookie hit. He's gonna lose it.

[@ThePunkerica]

One thing that isn't well known - in September 2012 they cancelled a show in Bologna, Italy. Three bands prior to them played (including Social Distortion, ATL and A&A), however The Kooks refused to play. Apparently The Kooks knew the concert was cancelling. The media found out that the concert is cancelled the night BEFORE - and they did a great job of burying it. What I understood, was that BJA was hospitalized the night before because of too much alcohol intake. This was mere DAYS before the iHeartRadio show. I was happy for him when they said he'd gone to rehabilitation. For someone who travelled from Croatia (and they have still never played in Balkan area) to a cancelled show, it was quite sad.

[@johnmorrison5502]

I love how mike just joins in on the smashing too

[@yjjeeper1]

Like you, I'm mainly only a fan of their earlier stuff but I respect that unlike so many groups with their level of fame, they continued to put out new music for their fans better or worse.

[@MaxwellGriffin001]

I actually worked this iHeart show and I can say, the whole thing is not what it appeared to be. I was a runner, in and out of the control room with the graphics team. I was in the control room when somebody from Green Day's team was going over the ROS with the director and he explicitly asked for the graphics team to come up with a countdown for the screen (we don't usually have a live countdown that says "1 minutes", it's usually coordinated beforehand, and there's stage directors that talk to the band in the wings. Also, the band does a rehearsal and sound check and they know what songs they'll be playing and how many songs etc. etc. The dude from Green Day's team then said, "we're dropping one song because Billie is going to go into a rant, so don't cut out, that'll be part of our time." The director said "Is the rant the last thing or is it between the songs?" He said "no, no, it's the last thing, so don't cut out of it." This was highly unusual, so grumblings started and the rumor I was hearing most was that Billie was going to go to rehab more for exhaustion than anything else, but the PR people really wanted something "buzz" worthy going on while they were on hiatus to keep selling albums and merch. Some of us worked a couple more of these and there's always rumors and hearsay, but the general consensus of what happened is, he wasn't drunk or high. He may have been frustrated because the crowd wasn't that into it, but, he's been around for a while, I'm sure it's not the first time he's had to work a bad crowd. It was probably the very poor reception to their new album(s) and all the side projects he had going on that just burned him out and this coordinated to keep them looking punk-rock.

[@MaxwellGriffin001]

@Tyler ModHe wasn't though. He's not slurring or stumbling or anything. No sign of inebriation at all in any part of the performance.

[@Dylanquinn666]

1 minute left? They should have played Take Back

[@spencergodspeed9394]

Should have played Jesus of Suburbia all the way through as a middle finger to that 1 minute.

[@sirspookybones1118]

@@spencergodspeed9394 now that wouldve been badass

[@yaphace]

Okay Billie Joe, the WORST thing you could've done was EXPLAIN YOURSELF

[@eeshsinger]

yaphace Yep

[@John_Notmylastname]

That Xbox notification had me tripping out for a second.

[@xeroxeroxero_]

“lacman38 is online”

[@Hintedbymarina]

Just dropping in to say, I discovered your channel yesterday and have been binging videos ever since! So much nostalgia!! Thank you!

[@zacharymcmillan2788]

I feel Billie Joe on the drinking thing,as a recovering alcoholic with a year and four months under my belt i can say that shit gets old;I've been an alcoholic for over half of my life,but the last ten years before I quit I was drinking pretty much every day.

[@nuke2625]

Never clicked faster. I'm i the only GD fan who loves every thing they did in their entire discography. Except Rev rad.

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@d0rian490]

Not the only one, they don’t have a bad record. And revolution radio is great.

[@bl00dymilitia420]

Cant be a GD fan if you dont appreciate all the records 🤷‍♂️

[@user-db1vu3ny8x]

Man, I also love everything they did and I don't fucking care if anyone says bad things about them cause their music makes me feel good

[@PsychoGallagher]

I was 9 years old when "Dookie" came out and I still have very vivid memories about it because the music was so different than what I've had heard before (big fan of Michael Jackson at that time). Loved them dearly but lost some interest after "American Idiot" became a massive success. I still think they're great, great guys and, for me, they can rant about whatever they like - It won't change a thing. Especially because I adore Billy Joe's collaboration with Norah Jones on "Foreverly" (what a gem!) - I hope he does more country music because his voice fits perfectly for that kind of stuff!

[@BootsORiley]

Go back and give an inspired listen to the follow up for Dookie, “Insomniac”. It’s my favorite GD record, I’ve always thought it was their best. Excellent album

[@retsoptihs0]

Yeah that came to mind while I was watching this video and thinking about my favourite album. I'm not gonna pretend I was a fan in the very early days (I was too young and I don't even know if you could buy their albums over here back then), nor did I especially like the American Idiot era. But I love Dookie and insomniac is even better.

[@rfdc]

why does he always say "I" instead of "we"?

[@keybyss98]

Billie: *Gets pissed, has a meltdown, etc,.* The audience: 😍😆😚😝🤩

[@coffeestainedmoon1074]

I absolutely loved everything Green Day put out between 1000 Hours, all the way to Uno Dos Tre. But Revolution Radio and their newest releases of this year, just dont sound like Green Day to me...damn shame

[@benchapman997]

Really? I thought rev rad was a return to their earlier releases. Similar to nimrod in a way

[@coffeestainedmoon1074]

@@benchapman997 there were some tracks I like, but I'm not quite sure what it is about Rev Radio, it just rubbed me the wrong way, maybe I should give it a re-listen since it's been a few years

[@BenProvince]

It didn't get a lot of attention, but there's some good stuff off "Revolution Radio": title track, "Bang Bang" and, especially, "Somewhere Now."

[@adamx9987]

Sometimes being drunk or drinking brings out the truth on your mind. I think what he did was perfectly fine and justified. We dont say what's on our minds enough. And I'm glad he did.

[@vikmarisco5679]

Quite an eclectic line-up. Pop. Pop. Hop pop and pop rock.

[@CarolynDestruction]

Armstrong’s meltdown was hilarious and still makes me laugh. I always made jokes about the meltdown. Still one the best moments I’ve seen.

[@rugie6247]

That's why this channel is awesome. You cover all sorts of stories! Don't know too much about green day...totally respect them tho.

[@combatwombat594]

I actually watched his "freak out" live. You could definitely tell the crowd wasn't into it, but that's no fault of the bands or Billie's fault by any means. Billie tried to get them motivated and they all ignored him. I feel like they were told they had more time than they did backstage cuz people thought they would be better received by the crowd, but when they weren't they were cut short to a certain extent. I know that's not the official story, but that would explain why they were booked along side so many pop artists to begin with. I thought it was great Billie stood up and told them to fuck off. Half the people there probably had never experienced real music that isn't auto-tuned in person like that so they didn't like it. Ignorant crowd in my opinion...

[@pepperspray7386]

In order to get revenge on her future husband a girl and her friend paid to see him perform a comedy show on stage, the two young ladies sat up front and did not laugh. This happened to Jack Benny 100 years ago. Green Day made someone mad, this was the revenge.

[@eddievedderface]

He really did show his overblown ego here though 'I have one minute left', 'I've been around since 1987'. I, I, I. Not we.

[@mcap4real]

Reach

[@wespenn6139]

He was drunk. Duh

[@Ghost-vs3du]

People saying how they used to think it was bad ass... what's wrong with you, that shit is still bad ass! It's called punk for a reason ❤

[@TheSuburban15]

If you want me to get excited, don't play the most overplayed song from your biggest album.

[@jergernice1]

Can’t think of any fan of Green Day that doesn’t love nimrod... their best work.

[@thomasscott8920]

Not a fan on Green Day but this was really informative, very interesting!

[@rnrtruestories]

Thanks

[@clockwork914]

That was fucking Awesome and the coolest I’ve ever seen Green Day❗️❕❗️❕❗️

[@Guanjyn]

Dookie is best but Warning is more nostalgic for me as that’s when I first heard them.

[@SarahBonney]

Punk or not, I respect Billie for owning up to the fact that he was blackout drunk. And an apology is necessary if their stage time, indeed, was not cutoff. Even Billie Joe said if he was sober he probably would have had a shitty time trying to play for those hosers... but hey, if you want to promote your albums to a whole new audience... stuff like that has to be done. Billie has always been an advocate for the people who feel like the outcast. I dont blame him for wanting to reach more people. But you can't have a melt down just because they dont like your music. Being Punk isn't about being a tripped out whiny teenager in a 40 year old's body. It's about doing what you want in the face of a society spent on getting you to bend to their will. So yes, his rant was well deserved IF their performance was cut short (because, for example, the crowd clearly can't appreciate the brilliance that is Green Day). HOWEVER, if iHeart Radio did right by him and he was too drugged out to see that, cussed them all out, smashed his guitar and left... an apology is absolutely necessary. I give Billie Joe HUGE props for admiting he had a substance abuse problem and that he did something about it. I cant even imagine him turning into the next rock star tragedy. I'm sure a lot of his fans have substance abuse problems too. It is absolutely the mature thing to do, admit it, take care of it, and move on. Show the world you are better than that.

[@katmd03]

he played live/on TV while high/spun/drunk dozens of times back in the 90s, this isn't new...just wish he wasn't such a whiny bitch about it

[@thesaint5619]

21st century breakdown is absolutely amazing!

[@rnrtruestories]

I like the title track

[@thesaint5619]

@@rnrtruestories I took about 4 listens to the album and then it sunk in just how good it was a mature version of America idiot album just incredible imo

[@benchapman997]

Restless heart syndrome is so good

[@jonvia]

Billie Joe must be really damn good at singing and guitar going 6 beers and a few shots deep before each gig!!!

[@caesarin0]

it kinda makes me a bit sad that Green Day is living in the shadow of Dookie and American Idiot. Half the fanbase will always say it isn't as good as Dookie, the other half will say it isn't as good as American Idiot. The thing is, maybe that's true, but that doesn't mean the music isn't good. I don't think Uno, Dos, or Tre were, objectively, as good as Dookie or American Idiot, but personally they're three of my favorite albums of all time. They were just 36 songs of some friends having fun, and even if you don't like the trilogy, it's a really nice thing that they're still able to write what they like and ignore their fans hating it. Especially with Father Of All..., despite the fact that fans basically despise the album, they don't care, they're just having fun with it and doing what they want to do. I, personally, think that's fucking awesome, and extremely punk rock.

[@DukesMusic84]

I actually loved it, Billie Joe is badass. That is the most rock n roll thing that's happened in the last 10 years.