I first discovered the band Green Day when I listened to their song "Good Riddance" on their album Warning when it was released in 1997. I continued listening to the Green Day song. music throughout my teenage years after the release of their next two albums, American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown. When I was young, I loved Green Day's music because it was fun to listen to and sing along to, but as I grew up and started interpreting the lyrics to their songs, I realized that it There was a deeper message in their music. Many of my friends also commented on the motive behind Green Day's music, which led us to long discussions about government and politics. We didn't really understand what we were talking about, but it was obvious that their music had provoked interesting emotions in us. Green Day's often controversial punk-rock was so influential that it sent a media-influenced generation searching for answers about the meaning of their politically charged lyrics in their albums American Idiot and 21st Century Breakdown, even years later. late. Billie Joe Armstrong was quoted in recent years as saying that their hit album American Idiot was written partly in response to the "worst political moments of my life that I can remember." (92 years old, 2010) As a teenager, listening to the song “American Idiot,” I did not fully appreciate the message the band was trying to convey. I understood the overall message of the song, which is about how their fans should be more original and try not to follow what the mainstream media preaches. It wasn't until I grew up that I began to understand the influence of media on our daily lives. After this revelation, I drastically reduced the amount of television and radio shows I...... middle of paper ......ws Desk. "AMERICAN IDIOT will close April 24; Billie Joe Armstrong will return April 5." BroadwayWorld.com. March 10, 2011. The web. November 14, 2013. ● “Interview with Green Day, 2004.” Interview with Bill Denker. Jaded In Chicago, December 29, 2010. Web. November 14, 2013. ● “Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong with Michael Mayer.” Interview. 92nd Street Y, September 19, 2010. Web. November 14, 2013. ● “Green Day's 'American Idiot' Doesn't Just Yell About Politics: MTV News Quote of the Day.” » MTV Newsroom - Politics. MTV News, April 22, 2010. Web. November 14. 2013. .