We were like, ‘Yeah, it’s just not the right time.'” ![]() “But ‘The American Dream Is Killing Me’ was the line a while back ago. “And then Billie had to go in for ‘American Dream’ and just deep dive on the lyrics, and just tweak a few things here and there,” he added. It was that one and ‘Father to a Son.’ And those two songs, Rob’s like, ‘Oh, you’ve got to record those.’ Rob’s like, ‘What else do you got?’ As we get towards the end of recording, it was two songs. “And it was one of the last things we recorded. If that means just sitting back and letting life happen, so be it,” he explained. “We’re not a parody of who we are, and songs like that need time to be fleshed out. The co-founding member recently spoke to Rolling Stone about the band’s performance of the track - and the backlash it garnered - while discussing the punk rockers’ nearly 40 year career. ![]() While appearing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, the trio performed a collection of their hits past and present, including the title track to their critically acclaimed, chart-topping 2004 album American Idiot. The “best part” of Green Day updating lyrics to its 2004 protest anthem “ American Idiot” during the band’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve performance was “that it provoked conversation,” according to bassist Mike Dirnt.
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