Nobody Likes You: Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day
The full story of the rise and spectacular comeback of the band hailed as the saviors of punk rock Its hard to believe that in early 2004 Green Day was considered over -- the band was still together, but they were dismissed as a strictly 90s phenomenon, incapable of re-creating the success of their groundbreaking album Dookie. Then American Idiot debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, stayed on the charts for nearly 18 months, and went on to sell more than four million records and to win...
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The full story of the rise and spectacular comeback of the band hailed as the saviors of punk rock and the next U2It's hard to believe that in early 2004 Green Day was considered over -- the band was still together, but they were dismissed as a strictly '90s phenomenon, incapable of re-creating the success of their groundbreaking album Dookie. Then American Idiot debuted at #1 on the Billboard charts, stayed on the charts for nearly 18 months, and went on to sell more than four million records and to win Record of the Year (for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") at this year's Grammy's.Combining unique access to Green Day with a seasoned journalist's nose for a great story, Marc Spitz gives the complete account of the band, from their earliest days to their most recent explosion of popularity and critical acclaim. Foremost, Nobody Likes You is a story of friendship and the transporting power of playing very loud music. It is the story of how high school dropout Billie Joe Armstrong came to write song lyrics that inflamed the political conscience of fans in a way that two Yale graduates couldn't. Green Day's story -- from rise, to fall, to rise again -- has never before been fully told.Marc Spitz is a senior writer for Spin magazine and is highly regarded for his in-depth interviews with some of our biggest cultural icons. The author of We Got the Neutron Bomb: The Untold Story of L.A. Punk, Spitz has also contributed features and reviews to the New York Post, Maxim, and the Washington Post, among other publications, and has appeared on CNN, VH1, and MTV. He lives in New York City. Metal Edge From the band's early days to the critical acclaim and accolades of their latest album, American Idiot, Spitz details the group's friendship and creativity.
Introduction: Meet the New Punks ixTwin Jesuses of Suburbia 1The Gilman Street Project 21Lookout! 42Op Ivy 57Huge in Petaluma 63Anarchy 90210 81Insomniacs 117"Shit Happens" 127Uncle Billie 139Captain Underpants 152American Idiot 158Discography 183Acknowledgments 191Index 193
\ Metal EdgeFrom the band's early days to the critical acclaim and accolades of their latest album, American Idiot, Spitz details the group's friendship and creativity.\ \
