Nobody Likes You Inside the Turbulent Life, Times, and Music of Green Day

by Spitz, Marc

• ISBN13: 9781401302740
• ISBN10: 1401302742
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-11-07
• Publisher: Hachette Books

Summary

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 Record of the Year (for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams") at this years Grammys. Combining unique access to Green Day with a seasoned journalists 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 couldnt. Green Days story -- from rise, to fall, to rise again -- has never before been fully told.

Author Biography

Marc Spitz is a former senior writer at Spin magazine.

Table of Contents

Introduction: Meet the New Punks...	p. ix
Twin Jesuses of Suburbia	p. 1
The Gilman Street Project	p. 21
Lookout!	p. 42
Op Ivy	p. 57
Huge in Petaluma	p. 63
Anarchy 90210	p. 81
Insomniacs	p. 117
"Shit Happens"	p. 127
Uncle Billie	p. 139
Captain Underpants	p. 152
American Idiot	p. 158
Discography	p. 183
Acknowledgments	p. 191
Index	p. 193
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