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Bassist Mike Dirnt has stated that the famous bass line intro to this song was written one night while he was high on LSD. [ 9 ] The song is named after the city of Longview, Washington . [ 10 ]
For most of the record, Dirnt used an Ampeg SVT bass amplifier, recording with his signature Fender Precision Bass. [35] For the album, he and Cavallo strived for a "solid, big, thunderous" bass sound as opposed to one centered on countermelodies.
Dirnt has two children with Cade: a son, Brixton Michael (born October 11, 2008), and a daughter, Ryan Ruby Mae (born November 29, 2010). Dirnt is a Star Wars fan; he stated jokingly in an interview that he bases "most of his religious beliefs" on Star Wars. [24] His birthday is on Star Wars Day. Dirnt's favorite bass player was Cliff Burton. [25]
1,039/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours is a compilation album comprising early recordings by American rock band Green Day, released October 1, 1991, on Lookout Records.Often erroneously referred to as the band's debut album, the compilation combines the band's actual debut 39/Smooth (1990) and its first two EPs 1,000 Hours (1989) and Slappy (1990) (all currently out of print), as suggested by the ...
All lyrics are written by Billie Joe Armstrong, except where noted; all music is composed by Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool, arranged by Tom Kitt. No. Title
Mike Dirnt – bass, backing vocals; Tré Cool – drums, percussion, backing vocals, accordion on "Minority" Additional musicians. Petra Haden – violin on "Hitchin' a Ride" Conan McCallum – violin on "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" Rob Cavallo – piano; Jason Freese – piano; Tom Kitt – string arrangement for "21 Guns"
The Coverups is an American cover band that serves as a side project for Green Day members Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt.Founded in January 2018 as an outlet for performing cover songs, the band consists of guitarists Armstrong and Dirnt as well as several musicians from the Green Day circle, such as touring guitarist Jason White, audio engineer Chris Dugan on drums and tour manager Bill ...
"J.A.R." (alternatively titled "J.A.R. (Jason Andrew Relva)") is a song by the American rock band Green Day. Written by bassist Mike Dirnt about a friend who committed suicide in a car crash, [4] the song was a previously unreleased track from the Dookie sessions but it was later featured on the soundtrack to the movie Angus in 1995.