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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has declared that new album '21st Century Breakdown' has been fuelled by his distrust of politicians.

The band are currently finishing the album, which is due out in May, but explained that its theme – a narration loosely fitted around two characters 'Gloria' and 'Christian' – encourages people to get involved and not put too much hope in their leaders.

"A lot of people were born into an unlucky time, the era of George W Bush," he told Rolling Stone. "There is an optimism now with Obama… be aware. Don't look at this guy as the answer to our prayers. You still need to be involved."

The record is produced by Nirvana collaborator Butch Vig, who worked with the band to condense ten-minute jams over the last two years into tight pop-punk for the finished album.

"Even with all of those ideas, Butch got his head around it, where it fit," explained the band's Tre Cool. "Nothing got swept under the rug or forgotten."


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Willy Plonka 

Mar 20, 2009

............talk about stating the bleeding obvious....... why the fuck would we want to take any notice of these Knobs, especially with their Personal Problems Track record.............fuck me.

ryann 

Mar 20, 2009

green days attemts at being political comentry have always been naieve and childish.i dont want this album to come out and bombard the airwaves.

vassemo 

Mar 20, 2009

Exactly. Don't look at this guy (Obama) as the answer to our prayers. NEVER trust a politician. N E V E R.

Oasisandtoonfan 

Mar 20, 2009

American Idiot part 2 so...

englishbob 

Mar 20, 2009

Green Day? Are they still punk? C'mon they are old men, radio friendly rubbish. Sounds exciting to fans no doubt, but to most of us its just a load of old poo

LINK2K9 

Mar 20, 2009

Don't trust politicians? As poignant as ever Green Day.

Badwulf 

May 7, 2009

Im extremely disapointed in any one who dislike green day or atleast doesn't see what there trying to do there trying to reach out to a generation of people who would rather play computer games or get high all of the time... there message may be simple but the best messages always are it doesn't matter waether you agree with billie joe atleast he's trying, and as for punk being a young man's game you never stop getting angry at the hypocracy and injustice in the world to think you stop caring past the age of thirty is naive and stupid...

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