Mike Dirnt: The Lost Interview with Steve Rosen (2004)

This interview with Mike Dirnt from 2004 occurred during a particularly interesting moment in Green Day’s ascension to superstardom. The band had previously released Shenanigans and Warning and were on an upward spiral but five months after my dialog with Mike, the trio would unleash American Idiot on the world and sit atop the mountain.
This was in fact the bassist’s first interview for what would become the American Idiot album and as such, he stumbled around a bit trying to frame his thoughts and even evinces a bit of nervousness along the way. Still, he provided a great conversation both thoughtful and funny.
Let’s see what he has to say…
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[@SethTheDrummer]

Funny how he spoke about not trying to be flashy and “broadway”, considering what happened once the record got so big

[@oggaming2988]

This is awesome!

[@SteveRosenInterviews]

Sweet. Thanks.

[@gabrieltoneguitars9365]

Cool dude!

[@todd4097]

Thanks for the upload! Mike says this is the first interview he's done for the record, do you have the date that this was made?

[@SteveRosenInterviews]

Glad you like it. April 8, 2004.

[@todd4097]

@@SteveRosenInterviews Thank you so much!

[@GreenDayFan27]

They dropped the material and went in another direction? I thought the tapes from C&V were stolen.

[@Tangerine2600]

Interesting....