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92Y: Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong with Michael Mayer
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'Idiot' to 'Breakdown': Green Day on American Politics
02 min 55 secBillie Joe Armstrong discusses his inspiration for Green Day's latest albums. He explains that the American Idiot album was written in response to the fear and confusion in America post-9/11. The latest album, 21st Century Breakdown is also inspired by current American politics.
"It's the end of a lousy era," says Armstrong. "It's that defining moment where you have to destroy something to make something new happen." -
Broadway Goes Punk: 'American Idiot' Draws Diverse Crowd
06 min 41 secGreen Day's Billie Joe Armstrong talks with famed theater director Michael Mayer about the appeal of the musical "American Idiot" to two very distinct audiences. There haven't been any fistfights between theater and rock fans yet, jokes Armstrong.
Mayer explains that the fans may be from different eras, but a musical employing rock music is actually a return to form for Broadway. -
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