When People Start Writing Songs For Award

All My Religious Beliefs Are Based On Star Wars.

I Love Our Country. My Dad Served In The Army. I Always Grew Up With A Song Sense Of Belonging As An American. But I Was Also In The Counterculture And I Was Coming From A Place Of Fearing The Police. So I Was Anti-establishment, But Also Loving Your Country. It's Kind Of An Ironic Sort Of Upbringing.

I Think We Have An Obligation To Put On A Fun Show And Put On A Concert That's Memorable, That's Energetic And That Spreads Joy And Open-mindedness. If Being Open-minded And Joyful Is Against Your Political Beliefs, Then You Know, F**k You.

Green Day Is Like Sex, When Were Good, Were Really Good, When Were Bad . . . Were Still Pretty Damn Good.

I Don't Really Give A F**k About The Mainstream. The Mainstream Doesn't Offer Me Anything. Why Would I Offer It Anything? I Love The World I Have. I Love The Sort Of Subculture That Green Day Represents.