Greenday's Armstrong: "It's like we have this monarchy in politics.That's frightening"

[leftchick]

Do you think selling nearly 6 million copies of that album might have an effect on the 2008 election? A kid who bought it at fifteen will be voting age next year.

I hope so. I made it to give people a reason to think for themselves. It was supposed to be a catalyst. Maybe that's one reason why it's difficult for me to write about politics now. A lot of things on that record are still relevant. It's like we have this monarchy in politics — the passing of the baton between the Clintons and the Bushes. That's frightening. What needs to happen is a complete change, a person coming from the outside with a new perspective on all the fucked-up problems we have.

http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/17162460/billie_joe_armstrong

[XemaSab]

1. He's kind of an asshole.

I have a friend who used to run in the same circles as him, and she said after evrey party he'd owe the homeowner THOUSANDS for shit like chairs thrown through windows. He didn't care, so he'd just pay it, but if someone trashed my house I'd be PISSED.

[OnyxCollie]

5. Green Day visited a radio station I worked at.

"Nimrod" stickers were placed on every surface. But hey, whadya expect? It's rock and roll, not the Anonymous 4.

[alfredo]

2. Thanks for posting this.

[Botany]

3. It's like we have this monarchy in politics

[AzDar]

4. Oh. Dear. God, Botany. That frightened the fruit-filling out of me!

:rofl:

[Amonester]

6. Hey! She's not queen yet!

Just the princess in the waiting line, so stop THAT!
:spank:

[leftchick]

8. o m g!

:scared"

thanks for scaring the crap outa me!

:scared:

[Sequoia]

7. My daughter has a poster of Green Day she won at the fair

and I told her I thought he was cute, she say's "Mom, he's too young for you." As if...!!!! Besides, I'm already hitched.

[DCKit]

9. What is he, like 9? nt

[Sequoia]

10. No, that not high. But he's got bright eyes and tossel hair.