This is an article that was published at the very end of the Dookie tour, in December 1994. Mostly, it brings out how completely exhausted and burned out the boys of Green Day were — which seemed to make Billie Joe especially sharp-tongued, in his cheeky and uh, delightful way — but it also does a good job of capturing the hugeness of their success at the time, and the craziness, giddy excitement, and emotional turmoil of both band and fans. It’s actually nice to see an article that gives a lot of attention to the fans (though it may not exactly be flattering to us…)

Billie Joe: “I’m just exhausted. Totally. We’ve outdone ourselves in a serious way. I have insomnia problems anyway, so it’s hard for me to sleep. That’s the main thing I’m looking forward to: I’ll probably sleep for the rest of the year.”

Gotta love Billie Joe when he snarls: “Everyone just sort of looks at you. Well, what do you want? What do you want me to do? A lot of people, when they talk to me, I just want them to shut up. Like, shut up, you’re a moron. I have nothing to say, you know? I’m not trying to enhance the conversation, so shut up.”

Entertainment Weekly, Dec. 23, 1994:
Cover banner, Page 1, Page 2, Page 3, Page 4, Page 5, Page 6.

[ Larger ]

[ Larger ]

Write a comment