Mike Dirnt

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Billie Joe Armstrong and Michael Anthony playing on stage

“I wanna say thank you Michael for an unbelievable catalog of music that has changed the history of rock 'n' roll”: Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt play Van Halen hits with ex-VH bassist Michael Anthony

By Janelle Borg published

Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt’s side-project, The Coverups, also covered Kiss, Nirvana, and David Bowie this past weekend

Mike Dirnt of Green Day

“On Longview I used a Gibson bass. Then I broke the neck in half”: Mike Dirnt on the making of Green Day’s breakthrough single

By Nick Wells published

Despite his legendary status with Fender, Mike Dirnt’s most memorable bassline was recorded on a mid-70s Gibson

Green Day's Mike Dirnt: “My wife bought me a ’58 Olympic White Fender P-Bass - it eats my friends alive that I play it live”

By Mike Brooks published

The icon of the low-end talks songwriting, collecting vintage basses and giving others to good causes

Mike Dirnt of Green Day performs at the The Verizon Wireless Amphitheater on August 31, 2010 in Irvine, California

Green Day's Mike Dirnt on making ¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, and ¡Tré!, building a bass for Paul McCartney and his surprise encounter with Cliff Burton

By E.E. Bradman published

"No band in the world wanted to follow American Idiot, and only one band could. It was our job to either phone it in or to really go for it"