Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has expressed interest in working with Olivia Rodrigo. But how specific does it really become?
Armstrong’s admiration for Rodrigo was clear in the interview with Vulture. The issue arose when parallels were drawn between Green Day’s 2004 album American Idiot and the pop-punk music of 20-year-old Rodrigo.
The 51-year-old singer said of Rodrigo’s music: “I listen to them but I don’t buy any of their records or stream them. It passes me by. When I hear her, I think it sounds good.” And further: “I think it would be fun to work with her sometime. She’s talented.”
“I am something like an encyclopedia”
Furthermore, Billie Joe Armstrong would find a collaboration exciting for the following reason: “Sometimes you can see that someone is interested in punk rock, but maybe doesn’t have quite the influences or knowledge that I have about the history of punk rock. I’m like an encyclopedia.”
Olivia Rodrigo has not yet commented on a possible joint track or anything similar.
Before Green Day can tackle new songs, they will first release their record “Saviors” on January 19th. There will also be a tour of the same name, as part of which the group will also come to Germany for four concerts. The Rock am Ring and Rock im Park festivals represent two of the performances in Germany. Otherwise, fans have the opportunity to see them at the Hamburg trotting track and at the Berlin Waldbühne.
Green Day on tour of Germany 2024 – dates
- June 7th – Nuremberg, Rock in the Park
- June 8th – Nürburgring, Rock am Ring
- June 10th – Berlin, Waldbühne
- June 11th – Hamburg, trotting track