Do you have got the time to return take a look at my shrine? Green Day is leaving the boulevard of damaged desires for Hollywood Boulevard, touchdown a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Fresh off of their Coachella gig, Green Day will subsequent be welcomed to paradise, receiving the two,810th star on the Walk of Fame proper close to Amoeba Music. In an announcement, Walk of Fame producer Ana Martinez mentioned, “The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce is honored to welcome Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré Cool to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Green Day’s music has not only inspired generations but also served as the soundtrack to our lives.” The ceremony will happen on May 1st.
Green Day is definitely one of many few full-fledged bands to get a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and can quickly be within the firm of The Beatles, The Doors, Fleetwood Mac, Queen, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and a few choose others. So the following time you’re hitchin’ a journey to Los Angeles, be sure you take a look at the star and have the time of your life.
Green Day’s origins return to the Eighties when lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt have been youngsters. Soon after adopting their band identify (sure, it’s tied to pot), the boys, together with drummer Tré Cool, launched their debut album. But it was 1991’s Kerplunk that helped them escape, one thing that actually blew up with 1994’s Dookie, backed by singles like “Basket Case”, “When I Come Around” and “She”.
Green Day had a little bit of a rebrand with 2004’s American Idiot, an idea album that helped them discover a new viewers, their first Grammy for Record of the Year (alongside their first nod for Album of the Year) and even Broadway love, because the album was tailored for the stage. There was even discuss of turning it right into a film however that has light away.
What do you consider Green Day getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame? Are they deserving of the distinction or is it redundant?