Oh Johnny

So Mr Lydon said some things about Green Day, and a couple of the kids have been covering it. Including Culture Bully and Incoherent Ramblings. . .

As for me?- No comment. Oh John. Oh Billie Joe. Though, like everyone else, I really have no idea what Plonk is. I'm not taking a side but I do want to say to Mr Lydon to just leave the Green Day boys alone and calm down. The face of punk has changed. (There may not be Punk anymore.) You're right that it's different but There's Nothing necessarily Wrong With That. Getting upset about what Punk is now just creates a mess and then there is arguing and yelling and negative feelings inside (yes that's right). But I'm going to throw in that Boulevard of Broken Dreams has been overplayed, Misery is their best song, and cleaned up, the Green Day boys look much nicer.

John Lydon has dismissed Green Day's punk credentials, insisting the band are "phoney" and "wank".

Lydon, former frontman of The Sex Pistols, the most significant punk group in music history, has launched a scathing attack on his American counterparts.
Dismissing both their attitude and style, Lydon insists Green Day have no understanding of the ethos of punk. He ranted: "Don't try and tell me Green Day are punk.
"They're not, they're plonk and they're bandwagoning on something they didn't come up with themselves. I think they are phoney."
Explaining the attitude of The Pistols in their '70s pomp, Lydon continued: "The government's against you, the police are on you.
"So there we are fending off all that and it pisses me off that years later a wank outfit like Green Day hop in and nick all that and attach it to themselves."
"They didn't earn their wings to do that and if they were true punk they wouldn't look anything like they do," he insisted.

as for the music. . .

Sex Pistols
1996 Live, remix, interview. Check it out and have fun! Esp with the sing-a-long. I do love a good sing-a-long.
Green Day
Live at Voodoo.