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The Armstrong Agenda
The Green Day front man didn’t plan to make a Dookie and American Idiot trifecta. Then he finished writing their new album, Saviors.
Most recently, he pissed off Trumpers for switching the lyrics to 2004’s “American Idiot” from “I’m not part of a redneck agenda” to the more relevant “MAGA agenda.” You can sneer at a rich, middle-aged Rock & Roll Hall of Famer trying to be political on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, but it’s impressive Armstrong still has the power to upset people by changing a single word. Of course, the 51-year-old singer is just doing what he knows best: staying true to his longtime band’s interpretation of punk ideals and writing songs that have taught Gen-Xers, millennials, and now zoomers the art of accessible political rock music. 924 Gilman Street is the legendary DIY all-ages club in Berkeley, California, that helped break some of punk’s biggest bands, including Operation Ivy, Rancid, and Green Day.
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