Green Day Talk Power-Pop For New Album

3 December 2008 | 11:39 am | Staff Writer
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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has said "I always try to look at the possibilities of how you write power-pop music"

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Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong has said the band are pushing themselves as hard as ever during recording sessions for their new album.


The band are currently working on the follow-up to 2004's 'American Idiot' with former Nirvana producer Butch Vig.


Speaking to the Alternative Press, Armstrong said: "I really like fucking with arrangements, and I always try to look at the possibilities of how you write power-pop music.

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"I'm pushing myself to be progressive in songwriting and being a songwriter. I come from a culture where I'm into great albums, and I still believe in that.


“I'm not saying I can go for it this hard every time - there might be times when I want to have something that's a little bit more spontaneous and off the cuff - but with this record, the feeling's been that you've got to just go for it."