Green Day: The Ultimate Unauthorized History

Alan di Perna (Goodreads Author)

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Formed in California’s East Bay in 1987 by a 15-year-old guitar player named Billie Joe Armstrong and his bass-playing friend Mike Dirnt (later joined by drummer Tre Cool), Green Day has risen from the Bay Area’s underground rock scene to become one of the world’s most popular bands. Lauded for bringing punk rock to the masses, Green Day’s remarkable rise from teenage gara ...more

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Hardcover, 192 pages

Published December 16th 2012 by Voyageur Press (first published January 1st 2012)

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Jan 09, 2017 Derek Arnold rated it really liked it

Awesome! I thought I knew most everything there was to know about them, but I was wrong. Mr di Perna did make a mistake early in the book though - he said Mike was born in '74. All members of the trio were born in '72!

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May 04, 2017 Jennifer Girard rated it it was amazing

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This book was EVERYTHING. I can't believe it took me so long to read it! It's was amazing. The pictures were beautiful, I learned a lot of new things about my favorite band and it makes me wanna read it all over again while listening to the songs it talked about! If you are a Green Day fan READ THIS BOOK!!!!

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Jan 02, 2019 Arsala rated it it was amazing

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Feb 28, 2017 Mark R. rated it really liked it

Guitar World writer Alan di Perna conducted several interviews with the members of Green Day, between 1994 and 2012, roughly. The information he got from those interviews largely makes up the content of this unauthorized biography.

It makes for a visually appealing coffee table book, filled with color photos of the band, album artwork, tour flyers, etc. It's also a well-written history and musical critique--albeit one from a writer who clearly thinks the sun never goes down on Green Day.

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