Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day sat down with EW to discuss their forthcoming album and explain some of the ideas that went into it:
It’s interesting because our country-and the world for that matter-is in the worst shape I’ve ever seen it. But there’s this sense of hope that people have. And there’s a lot of confusion. It’s the strangest time. And that’s kind of what 21st Century Breakdown is about.
He also mentioned the live musical:
No “dancing” dancing. I don’t know how to really explain it. It’s got physical and violent moves. It’s not like a Lion King thing. It’s dirty and it’s got a lot of heart and it’s got a street mentality. There are no singing cats. No little girls with big curly red hair. It should be pretty cool, man.
Finally, the interviewer mentions one of the b-sides which was “a mix of British psychedelic-era rockers Marmalade and anarchist-punkers Crass” but which Billie Joe hopes will never be heard.
Check out the interview here.
21st Century Breakdown is due out May 15, 2009
Source Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day sat down with EW to discuss their forthcoming album and explain some of the ideas that went into it:
It’s interesting because our country-and the world for that matter-is in the worst shape I’ve ever seen it. But there’s this sense of hope that people have. And there’s a lot of confusion. It’s the strangest time. And that’s kind of what 21st Century Breakdown is about.
He also mentioned the live musical:
No “dancing” dancing. I don’t know how to really explain it. It’s got physical and violent moves. It’s not like a Lion King thing. It’s dirty and it’s got a lot of heart and it’s got a street mentality. There are no singing cats. No little girls with big curly red hair. It should be pretty cool, man.
Finally, the interviewer mentions one of the b-sides which was “a mix of British psychedelic-era rockers Marmalade and anarchist-punkers Crass” but which Billie Joe hopes will never be heard.
Check out the interview here.
21st Century Breakdown is due out May 15, 2009
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