Green Day specifically made it a point to avoid making political music lately, saying that “it takes those special, inspired moments” to write songs along those lines. The band apparently felt that their nationally televised appearance on rocking new year's eve It was one of those moments, when frontman Billie Joe Armstrong altered the lyrics of “American Idiot” to sing, “I'm not part of the MAGA agenda.”
“[With] political songs, it takes a lot of heart to do that, and I think if you keep doing it just because you're angry, then you take the heart out of it,” Armstrong explained in a recent interview. with 102.1 the Edge. “Then it becomes part of what everyone complains about.”
Now, however, Armstrong says the conditions are right, as Green Day's next album, saviors, will include political songs. Among them is the lead single, “The American dream is killing me.”
saviors It is scheduled for January 19, 2024. Next year, Green Day is scheduled to hit the road for the “Saviors Tour,” with support from The Smashing Pumpkins, Rancid and The Linda Lindas. Get tickets here.
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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong altered the lyrics of “American Idiot” to sing “I'm not a part of the MAGA agenda” during the band's performance at Ryan Seacrest's New Year's Rockin' Eve. pic.twitter.com/eclNR7D83s
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