Green Day Frontman Goes nuts when band's set gets cut

[Zook]

No one said making short songs was wrong.

[Gadough]

Everyone on the internet is saying he "went nuts"....not really. It's not exactly the best way to react but it's not really a meltdown either. It's just a punk rocker being a punk. (Yeah yeah, I know). I don't think this situation is a big deal.

[Progmetty]

It's apparently a big deal among Justin Bieber fans on youtube as they wish there was a Green Day embassy so they can go burn it heh

[ResultsMayVary]

It's apparently a big deal among Justin Bieber fans on youtube as they wish there was a Green Day embassy so they can go burn it heh

[Gadough]

BELIEBERS UNITE

[Nick]

WHO HATH SUMMONED ME?

Oh shit...

[lateralus88]

What a basket case.

[TVC 15]

It's rehab time for Billie Joe.

https://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/zwecker/15335885-452/billie-joe-armstrong-from-green-day-finally-goes-to-rehab.html

[skydivingninja]

What a basket case.

 

I can understand the frustration though.  When you're as big as Green Day, and your set is cut short for someone else to play longer, and you're given no notice of it?  That's incredibly unprofessional at that level and he had every right to get pissed, even if it sounded like a middle school temper tantrum.  Hopefully his anger issues will manifest in a more mature way once he kicks whatever he's been abusing. 

[lonestar]

It wasn't a publicity stunt, they cancelled an intimate concert coming up in SF next Friday. They do one in the area every time they release an album and are a very big deal to the band to do them for the hometown crowd.

[Ħ]

Watching this led to watching some of their live performances. Turns out they're a cool live band.

[jammindude]

I'm sorry...but...I can't believe you guys!

Is it unprofessional...yes.

THEY ARE A PUNK BAND!!!

If Sid Vicious were alive today, what do you think he would have done in the same situation???  What about Kurt Cobain? 

Yes, I realize that it's practically sacrilege to compare Billy Joe to Sid Vicious or Kurt...but hey, that is their aspiration, isn't it? 

This is the most 'punk' thing they've done since Dookie.   In an age where destroying a set and smashing your instruments has become cliche, these guys did something that hasn't been done in a very long time...smashed up the stage for a pretty damn good reason!  They got their set cut in half so some top 40, diamond wearing, flashy, cliche, manufactured pop star could cut into *THEIR* allotted time!!

In reality, I don't condone the behavior.   I'm just a little surprised that so many people are dogging them for their "lack of professionalism"....you guys sound like a bunch of freakin PANSIES!!!!!

 

[Adami]

While I don't really have a problem with what they did, Green Day aren't really a punk band as much as they are a band who plays pop/punk music. I mean they're professional businessmen at this point. The "punk" attitude left them as soon as they went corporate with their stuff.

[Rattlehead]

I can understand why he is pissed off... definitely wouldn't have gone about it that way though. On a side note, I just realized the main singer looks kind of like Jim Bruer (comedian from Half Baked). Anyone else agree? 

[wolfking]

Compared to most of the posts in this thread, I really don't see what's so bad about what Billie Joe did here.  Yeah, he shouldn't have abused everyone, but hey that's rock and roll.  He was just letting off steam and if he was cut short for Usher and acts like that, I would be pissed too, especially since they are a band who have worked hard over the years to establish themselves, where as that can't really be said for a lot of the other acts there.

An up and coming band an act like this would kill their career, but this is Green Day, this outburst won't really make a difference to their career.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

This is the most 'punk' thing they've done since Dookie.

I've always wondered how much "punk" you can honestly be as a millionaire? Millionaire + Punk = Not a Match!

Anyway: I Dookie!

[zerogravityfat]

painfully fake.

[skydivingninja]

*snip*

I think everyone so far has called the venue/festival "unprofessional" and the tantrum "childish."

[theseoafs]

While I don't really have a problem with what they did, Green Day aren't really a punk band as much as they are a band who plays pop/punk music. I mean they're professional businessmen at this point. The "punk" attitude left them as soon as they went corporate with their stuff.

Yep.  I'm not a punk fan, but I've never got the impression that many people who are fans of punk consider Green Day a legitimate punk band.

[Perpetual Change]

That awkward moment when you realize you're not a punk hero, but a disposable pop icon, and no-one cares 

[antigoon]

That awkward moment when you realize you're not a punk hero, but a disposable pop icon, and no-one cares 

Ouch

[Cedar redaC]

That awkward moment when you realize you're not a punk hero, but a disposable pop icon, and no-one cares 

That reminds me of a song that this forum should know well:

Strike up your best angst ridden posture, whoa
Manufactured anger
Let's not forget my legacy
All my heroes have failed me
Now they're dead and buried yeah

[TioJorge]

That awkward moment when you realize you're not a punk hero, but a disposable pop icon, and no-one cares 

You're awesome. 

[Progmetty]

Yeah it's around the same moment you start passing illogical judgments on successful rock stars to feel better about your own life.

[El Barto]

Jammindude nailed it.  I've never had a problem with their music, but I've never liked them. They're Disney-punk.  They're completely safe and non-threatening, which is the complete antithesis of what punk should be.  This is the first thing I've seen from them that gives me any reason to like them.

[TioJorge]

Yeah it's around the same moment you start passing illogical judgments on successful rock stars to feel better about your own life.

  Awww...

I think it's cute your coming to the man-child's rescue. Someone has to.

I'm gonna go back to feeling all bad about myself cause Green Day is doing great things in life while I spend my days jacking off to the artwork of Dookie.   

My reality: I thought it was a funny video and could not possibly give less of a shit about whether they (he?) live(s) or die(s). Least of all whether they(he) play(ssssssnakey snake) a full set or if what's-his-face(wutz-dey-faces) goes bonkers. It was enjoyable.

[rumborak]

Jammindude nailed it.  I've never had a problem with their music, but I've never liked them. They're Disney-punk.  They're completely safe and non-threatening, which is the complete antithesis of what punk should be.  This is the first thing I've seen from them that gives me any reason to like them.

US punk has always been that way though, IMHO. I remember coming from Europe and seeing the first few punks in New York and thinking, "wtf. They're wearing designer punk outfits".

[Ben_Jamin]

Jammindude nailed it.  I've never had a problem with their music, but I've never liked them. They're Disney-punk.  They're completely safe and non-threatening, which is the complete antithesis of what punk should be.  This is the first thing I've seen from them that gives me any reason to like them.

US punk has always been that way though, IMHO. I remember coming from Europe and seeing the first few punks in New York and thinking, "wtf. They're wearing designer punk outfits".

Thats why playing not giving a fuck about Ushers set time is more Punk.

What he did just screams, not news pop star whines at show.

[black_biff_stadler]

Lol at the shallow types in here acting like monetary success strips a punk band of all of its cred.

[Progmetty]

Yeah it's around the same moment you start passing illogical judgments on successful rock stars to feel better about your own life.

  Awww...

I think it's cute your coming to the man-child's rescue. Someone has to.

I'm gonna go back to feeling all bad about myself cause Green Day is doing great things in life while I spend my days jacking off to the artwork of Dookie.   

My reality: I thought it was a funny video and could not possibly give less of a shit about whether they (he?) live(s) or die(s). Least of all whether they(he) play(ssssssnakey snake) a full set or if what's-his-face(wutz-dey-faces) goes bonkers. It was enjoyable.

I'm not coming to his rescue, I'm just telling it the way I see it.
The rest of this is pretty much more nonsensical gibberish so have it with one more post like it if it makes you think you "showed me" badass

[Adami]

Lol at the shallow types in here acting like monetary success strips a punk band of all of its cred.

The monetary success in this case is simply the result of a the "punk" band losing all of its cred.

[Fluffy Lothario]

They're Disney-punk. 

I prefer the term bubblegum punk.

Some of their songs are okay though, and some are even pretty good.

[black_biff_stadler]

Lol at the shallow types in here acting like monetary success strips a punk band of all of its cred.

The monetary success in this case is simply the result of a the "punk" band losing all of its cred.

How so?

[Adami]

Lol at the shallow types in here acting like monetary success strips a punk band of all of its cred.

The monetary success in this case is simply the result of a the "punk" band losing all of its cred.

How so?

Part of being punk was essentially giving a middle finger to the established system. Green Day are clearly part of the established system, making songs that appear in movie sound tracks, commercials, etc and playing huge events like this. Being punk should pretty much exclude you from doing certain things like that.

[Ben_Jamin]

Lol at the shallow types in here acting like monetary success strips a punk band of all of its cred.

The monetary success in this case is simply the result of a the "punk" band losing all of its cred.

How so?

Part of being punk was essentially giving a middle finger to the established system. Green Day are clearly part of the established system, making songs that appear in movie sound tracks, commercials, etc and playing huge events like this. Being punk should pretty much exclude you from doing certain things like that.

Its something unpredictable, but in the end its right