After years of playing up his hard-drinking bad boy image, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong finally decided to clean up his act, entering rehab after an onstage meltdown last month at the iHeartRadio Music Festival.
And while Billie might be out of the spotlight for now, the rest of Green Day decided to speak openly about their troubled bandmate. Bassist Mike Dirnt opened up about it with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, saying, "There were signs of things hitting the fan. We hadn't slept in forever and Billie had definitely had the worst of it. He'd been going through his own struggles. We were there with him, but you can only handle things on your own.”
And while Billie might be out of the spotlight for now, the rest of Green Day decided to speak openly about their troubled bandmate. Bassist Mike Dirnt opened up about it with BBC Radio 1’s Zane Lowe, saying, "There were signs of things hitting the fan. We hadn't slept in forever and Billie had definitely had the worst of it. He'd been going through his own struggles. We were there with him, but you can only handle things on your own.”
But Billie's troubles haven't stopped the group from releasing a video for the appropriately-titled “Troublemaker,” featuring footage of the ?Uno! trio in the studio. After all, even with their frontman out of commision, the American Idiot band still has an ambitious trilogy of albums to promote — the first of which hit stores just after Billie Joe’s guitar-smashing breakdown.
So while they may be moving forward, Billie's absence couldn't come at a worse tme. The band had to cancel a number of upcoming appearances that would promote their new music. Could it be that releasing three albums in such a short amount of time was just too much?
Mike thinks so: "With hindsight 20/20, it was a tremendous undertaking. Although we were having fun, we didn't take our nose out of the book for a long time. I think it catches up with you a little bit. We definitely just jumped off a moving train."
So while they may be moving forward, Billie's absence couldn't come at a worse tme. The band had to cancel a number of upcoming appearances that would promote their new music. Could it be that releasing three albums in such a short amount of time was just too much?
Mike thinks so: "With hindsight 20/20, it was a tremendous undertaking. Although we were having fun, we didn't take our nose out of the book for a long time. I think it catches up with you a little bit. We definitely just jumped off a moving train."
As Billie Joe works toward recovery, the rest of the band is working up to their release of ?Dos!, which drops November 13. They put the tracklist on their website last week.
Fortunately, it seems everyone involved has their priorities straight in support of Billie Joe. "This is probably the longest time we haven't seen each other — I haven't seen Billie in weeks,” Mike said, opening up about this rough patch in the band's long-running, highly successful career. "At the end of the day, when we got off the road the most important thing was my friend's life."
Fortunately, it seems everyone involved has their priorities straight in support of Billie Joe. "This is probably the longest time we haven't seen each other — I haven't seen Billie in weeks,” Mike said, opening up about this rough patch in the band's long-running, highly successful career. "At the end of the day, when we got off the road the most important thing was my friend's life."
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