Back ground
Billie Joe, and Mike Drint (vocals and bass), met at Carquienez middle school and had instant chemistry,including the guitar which later Billie showed Mike to play. Taking this seriously they formed their first real band at the age fourteen,named "Sweet Children".Sweet Children then released their first EP 1,000 Hours including the songs "Only one i want" and "Dry ice". After signing the record deal with 39/smooth they replaced John Kiftmeyer with Frank Edwin Wright lll aka (Tre Cool) which became the permanent drummer for Green Day.With the new band name and replacement of band members they only accelerated in their career with their second album "Kerplunk".
Billie Joe Armstrong
Born on February 17, 1972 Billie Joe, and his sisters (Marci,Hollie and Anna) were signed up for piano lessons at a near by music shop(he also had two other brothers David and Alan).The music shop's owner was shocked by how good he sounded so she brought him in for a recording ,"look for Love"had sold over 800 copies and got his face in the town article that sold at least 500 copies.His father Andy Armstrong then took him on his groups mini band tour ,both his parents were very proud of him that they brought him his own guitar.Shortly after, his father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer which four months later had passed away from.He grew somewhat depressed and wrote the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends".His mother them remarried which he and his siblings disliked pushing him farther and deeper into his music.At the age of ten he then met Mike Drint and had a lot in common including musical passions.
Micheal Ryan Pritchard born on May 1972 , in Oakland California was adopted by Cheryl Nasser and Patrick Pritchard, when his mother put him up for adoption not being able to take care of him for her addiction to heroin.His adoptive parents divorced at the age of seven and stuck by his fathers side until, moving to Rodeo California to live with his mother and adoptive sister Myla ( not to throw in also meeting Billie Joe).Soon enough his mother remarried and didn't support Mike throughout his high school education, he almost failed high school just because his mother wouldn't sign an attendance form.He didn't need that at the time so he moved out and lived in his truck and got a job as cook he then took it to consideration and rented a room in Billie Joe's mothers house.Eventually, he graduated high school and took over a years worth of community college classes ,later on he lived in squat(breaking into and living in abandoned houses) with Billie Joe.
Frank Edwin Wright lll
Born on December 9, 1972 in Frankfurt Germany,began the life of Frank Edwin Wright lll aka(Tre Cool).Tre the youngest member of Green Day grew up in the Mendocino mountains in California along with his dad and two older siblings .His neighbor was Lawrence Livermore and happened to own the band the "Lookouts" and got him in the band for a while until the band started to fall apart.Once they did,John Kirftmeyer left Sweet Children and Tre Cool replaced him as the official drummer of Green Day .From there they continued touring and writing more songs like "Brain Stew" and "when i come around".
My Opinion
Green Day is one of my favorite bands and has gone through different band members and names and one day they finally got it right and there was just a connection in them and in their music.Some of the music coming from what they had gone through and some written for the lols .In the last 20 years they have struggled to get to where they are and has a made it by the show of numbers of all their albums sold.They even have their own video game "Green Day Rockband" ,to me their music will never fade in time nor will it ever get old.
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Billie Joe, and Mike Drint (vocals and bass), met at Carquienez middle school and had instant chemistry,including the guitar which later Billie showed Mike to play. Taking this seriously they formed their first real band at the age fourteen,named "Sweet Children".Sweet Children then released their first EP 1,000 Hours including the songs "Only one i want" and "Dry ice". After signing the record deal with 39/smooth they replaced John Kiftmeyer with Frank Edwin Wright lll aka (Tre Cool) which became the permanent drummer for Green Day.With the new band name and replacement of band members they only accelerated in their career with their second album "Kerplunk".
Billie Joe Armstrong
Born on February 17, 1972 Billie Joe, and his sisters (Marci,Hollie and Anna) were signed up for piano lessons at a near by music shop(he also had two other brothers David and Alan).The music shop's owner was shocked by how good he sounded so she brought him in for a recording ,"look for Love"had sold over 800 copies and got his face in the town article that sold at least 500 copies.His father Andy Armstrong then took him on his groups mini band tour ,both his parents were very proud of him that they brought him his own guitar.Shortly after, his father was diagnosed with esophageal cancer which four months later had passed away from.He grew somewhat depressed and wrote the song "Wake Me Up When September Ends".His mother them remarried which he and his siblings disliked pushing him farther and deeper into his music.At the age of ten he then met Mike Drint and had a lot in common including musical passions.
Micheal Ryan Pritchard born on May 1972 , in Oakland California was adopted by Cheryl Nasser and Patrick Pritchard, when his mother put him up for adoption not being able to take care of him for her addiction to heroin.His adoptive parents divorced at the age of seven and stuck by his fathers side until, moving to Rodeo California to live with his mother and adoptive sister Myla ( not to throw in also meeting Billie Joe).Soon enough his mother remarried and didn't support Mike throughout his high school education, he almost failed high school just because his mother wouldn't sign an attendance form.He didn't need that at the time so he moved out and lived in his truck and got a job as cook he then took it to consideration and rented a room in Billie Joe's mothers house.Eventually, he graduated high school and took over a years worth of community college classes ,later on he lived in squat(breaking into and living in abandoned houses) with Billie Joe.
Frank Edwin Wright lll
Born on December 9, 1972 in Frankfurt Germany,began the life of Frank Edwin Wright lll aka(Tre Cool).Tre the youngest member of Green Day grew up in the Mendocino mountains in California along with his dad and two older siblings .His neighbor was Lawrence Livermore and happened to own the band the "Lookouts" and got him in the band for a while until the band started to fall apart.Once they did,John Kirftmeyer left Sweet Children and Tre Cool replaced him as the official drummer of Green Day .From there they continued touring and writing more songs like "Brain Stew" and "when i come around".
My Opinion
Green Day is one of my favorite bands and has gone through different band members and names and one day they finally got it right and there was just a connection in them and in their music.Some of the music coming from what they had gone through and some written for the lols .In the last 20 years they have struggled to get to where they are and has a made it by the show of numbers of all their albums sold.They even have their own video game "Green Day Rockband" ,to me their music will never fade in time nor will it ever get old.
www.greendayauthority.com/band/biography.php