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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong on the ‘American Idiot’ Film That Never Panned Out and What Led Him to Punk: ‘It Just Seemed Like It Was Music for Outcasts’
Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong on the band’s legacy and the ‘American Idiot’ film that never panned out as It gets a star on the Walk of Fame
He started jamming with Dirnt after they met in the fifth grade, and two years later, they formed a heavy metal band, playing songs from Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen before discovering punk groups like Minnesota’s Hüsker Dü and the Ramones. Green Day attempted to strike while the iron was hot for 1995’s “Insomniac,” a record in line with the electrified rock of “Dookie,” but then smeared the sonic edges for 1997’s “Nimrod” by experimenting with new textures and songwriting approaches. With smash singles including “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” and “Wake Me Up When September Ends,” “American Idiot” had such a long tailwind that, in 2009, a musical adaptation of the album debuted in Berkeley before moving to Broadway, where it ran for more than 400 performances.
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