GREEN DAY
Years active: 1987-
Formed in: East bay, California, USA
Style: Punk-Rock, Pop-Punk, Alternative Rock
Location: Press conference
City: Montreal, Canada
Date: 1997
http://www.myspace.com/punkempire
Filmed by: Andy Mak for Punk Empire
Uploaded by: JF HAYEUR
JF says: We wanted to interview Green Day and Warner invited us to their hotel where they’d be giving their press conference. I don’t think Green Day were very excited about it, as you can see.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_day
Green Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987.[1] The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong (vocals, guitar), Mike Dirnt (bass guitar, vocals), and Tré Cool (drums, percussion) for the majority of its existence.
Green Day was originally part of the punk rock scene at 924 Gilman Street in Berkeley, California. Its early releases for independent record label Lookout! Records earned them a grassroots fanbase, some of whom felt alienated when the band signed to a major label.[2] Nevertheless, its major label debut Dookie (1994) became a breakout success and eventually sold over 10 million copies in the U.S. alone, and 15 million copies sold worldwide.[3] As a result, Green Day was widely credited, alongside fellow California punk bands The Offspring and Rancid, with reviving mainstream interest in and popularizing punk rock in the United States.[4][5] Green Day’s three follow-up albums, Insomniac, Nimrod and Warning did not achieve the massive success of Dookie, but they were still successful, reaching double platinum, double platinum, and gold status respectively.[6] Green Day’s 2004 rock opera American Idiot reignited the band’s popularity with a younger generation, selling five million copies in the U.S.[7]
The band has sold over 65 million records worldwide,[citation needed] including 22 million in the United States alone.[8] They have won three Grammy Awards; Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, and Record of the Year for “Boulevard of Broken Dreams”.
Green day interview 1997 in Montreal for PUNK EMPIRE.
Approved by Warner. We faxed our request to video interview GREEN DAY in 1997 and we were invited by Warner to attented this small press conference and ask our questions.
Duration : 0:4:3
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
No, they really …
No, they really didn’t. The idea that they would know how American Idiot would be received (especially given how Warning was received) is ridiculous.
The content of the record reflected the times we’re living in. Should they have waited 10 years to release it?
It’s ok to be a Green Day fan and not love American Idiot, but don’t act like it’s through any fault of the band. It’s your personal problem/preference. Not ragging on you. It’s just a badly thought out conclusion to come to.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
tre is awesome. i …
tre is awesome. i love him! he’s so funny! haha(:
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
actually if u look …
actually if u look at wood stock billie wore black and a red tie (1994)
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Tre remindes me so …
Tre remindes me so much of me. lmao That’s exactly how me and my friends are. XD
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I love Green Day …
I love Green Day but American Idiot was just too much and too calculated. They made that record in a way that they knew radio and tv would love them.
AI is an okay album but Warning and Dookie are my favourites.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Woah! How ed …
Woah! How ed off is Mike? lol I love Tré but I must admit dat tapping would of annoyed me after a while 2
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Mikes a king
…
Mikes a king
looooool
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
yeah…….that was …
yeah…….that was I sayin
they didnt change at all
except if u think on their clothing
they have changed if u think on clothes
than yea I agree with u
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
yes they did when …
yes they did when did they ever were makup all the time now, he wore a tie tho but when did they were black and red all the time never.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
they didnt change
…
they didnt change
just their apperance
(if u think on that)
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
its ashame they had …
its ashame they had to change );
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I love these guys
I love these guys
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
man music for ages …
man music for ages 15-25. those were the days.
fuck youtube etc for making music all about the 12 year olds these days
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I laughed until I …
I laughed until I had tears in my eyes when Mike threw Tre’s glass across the room. You can tell Mike is annoyed with Tre, but Tre just continues to find ways to be even funniter.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
I love tre to …
I love tre to pieces but my god he would get on your nerves after a while! But like i said i love him and the guys!
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
gosh mike gets so …
gosh mike gets so angry at tre at 1:59!
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
(L)mike(L)
(L)mike(L)
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
i love green dayy (:
i love green dayy (:
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
going to pascuala
going to pascuala
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
amazing!!! pure …
amazing!!! pure genius!! i love how tre is just doing his random again…as usual!
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
ahh, i love green …
ahh, i love green day.
tre cracks me up.
it’s not a hole!
Lmao.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
What?!
sure they …
What?!
sure they do… its just that not that many people veiwed this video i guess..
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
geez, no one ever …
geez, no one ever commentts on Green Day vids anymore. = |
haha 1997 was when they were all funny.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
What amazes me even …
What amazes me even more is that Tre didn’t laugh when he was sayin’ that.
June 12th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
HAHA lol i love tre
HAHA lol i love tre