Mike Dirnt
Mike Dirnt
Michael Ryan Pritchard, known professionally as Mike Dirnt, is an American musician best known for being the co-founder, bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist of the American punk rock band Green Day. He has also played in several other bands, including The Frustrators. His stage name was originally a nickname from his friends at grade school, as he would constantly play "air bass" and make a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings...
ProfessionBassist
Date of Birth4 May 1972
CityBerkeley, CA
bands early friends-or-friendship influences listening punk rock
When I was a kid, my influences were just my early friends' punk rock bands and listening to the radio,
genre musical passion reflective statement
I think that statement is reflective of where he is in life, and an opinion. I don't think any musical genre will ever be dead, as long as someone has passion about what they're doing in it.
invested
It showed us he was emotionally invested in the record.
suggest time
It was pretty intense. I don't suggest it any time soon.
kid
If my kid didn't rebel, she wouldn't be my kid.
bean foot magic mean rub run vegetables
Now are any of these vegetables magic? I mean if I rub that bean on my foot will I run faster?
journey the-end-of-the-day ends
At the end of the day, if you follow the music, it'll take you on a really, really great journey
today next planning
If you start planning too far ahead, the next thing you know you forget you're living today
being-yourself
Be yourself. Unless you have the option to be Batman, then always be Batman.
religious stars war
All my religious beliefs are based on Star Wars.
destination roads-traveled traveled
Happiness is a road traveled, not a destination.
bass doe reason
I started playing bass for the same reason everyone else does – I’m a lousy guitarist.
opinion simile
Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.
magic closest
Music's awesome, it's the closest thing we have to magic.