Mike Dirnt

Recently, one of Mike Dirnt's old buddies from high school caught up with him at a rock show in San Francisco and asked him a few questions for TattoosAndGuyliner.com. A segment on the website is called "Heart of Rock" and is where they ask all the artists ...

Currently, Mike Dirnt is featured on the cover of the January 2013 issue of Bassplayer Magazine in an article entitled "21st Century Bassman." Green Day bassist Mike "Dirnt" Pritchard earned his nickname by treating--or tormenting--his high school peers with ...

I'm excited to share with you guys a project needed here on GDA for quite some time, yes, a Green Day biography. It's shameful we haven't had one in so long but I think the new one is worthy of the largest Green Day fan site on the net. The first part is up ...

We've written up parts of the interview with Mike Dirnt on BBC Radio 1 earlier today for those who couldn't listen. This is the first interview with any members of the band after they took a break as Billie sought treatment for substance abuse. Here's a few ...

Last week, Green Day were on the cover of Guitar Center's weekly mail newsletter/magazine. The story featured a couple of new photos, and a short interview. The interview, unlike most we've heard lately, is just basically Billie Joe and Mike talking about the ...

Wednesday morning, the Idiot Club finally posted their Q&A session with Mike Dirnt, who answered fan-submited questions. Earlier today, the Idiot Club posted part II of that interview, where Mike discusses such topics as the song "Platypus," the beginnings of ...

Yesterday, the Idiot Club posted an exclusive video interview with Mike Dirnt answering fan submitted questions. The interview with filmed during Green Day's time in Japan last week and features some behind the scenes footage of Mike during soundcheck. My ...

Kerrang! Radio and Danielle Perry have just wrapped up an interview with Mike Dirnt. Mike talked about what it's like right now to be touring, specifically through all the chaos of late. He also gets a little into the process behind creating the trilogy of ...

Billie Joe announced on Twitter yesterday that you could now find him, Mike, and Tre on Instagram. They've been posting photos from their trip in Japan where they're kicking off their pre-tour tour. Usernames are bj_unoxx, treleparc, and mike_dosxx. They have ...

Here's a video of Mike Dirnt talking about his collaboration with Fender and the new Bassman amplifiers. You can get more info on the new amps on Fender.com. The amps are listed on Musicians Friend.com for $1800. Most exciting line "I'm ecstatic that I going ...

This past week Gibson.com has taken a break from guitarists to recognize how great bass players can make or break a band. The article includes some of Mike Dirnt's words of wisdom which you can read below. I try not to overplay, basically. I'm always leery of ...

Mike Dirnt and pro-skater Corey Duffel both recently purchased new Triumph motorcycles, and photographer Sean Cope documented the two picking the bikes up. Head on over to Sean's website to check out all the photos. It seems the guys have been into motorcycles ...

This month Mike Dirnt is featured in Custom Classic Trucks Magazine where he talks about his classic 1956 Ford Panel truck. Mike tells us the story about how he first came across his truck and then about the recent renovations that were done. One weekend I ...

The Idiot Club has just announced that after the recent success with their fan Q&A with Billie Joe's wife, Adrienne, they have decided to conduct another question and answer session, this time with Mike Dirnt. From now until May 23rd the Idiot Club will be ...

Currently Fender is running a contest where you can enter to win one of twelve signature models, one being a Mike Dirnt Squier Precision signature bass. Other signature models in the giveaway include John 5, Matt Freeman, James Johnson, Avril Lavigne, J Mascis ...

Our favourite bassist turns 40 today! Many Happy Returns to one of the best bassists in the business, or as Billie Joe likes to call him "the best fucking bassist in the history of punk-rock!" Update: Mike Tweeted at 4:40pm EST: Thanks for all the b-day wishes ...

In an announcement on their Facebook page, the Cystic Fibrosis charity Pipeline to a Cure announced that Billie Joe and Mike Dirnt have become the first celebrity ambassadors for the charity this year. Pipeline to a Cure is a non-profit organization with their ...

After a long silence, actually almost exactly one year, Mike Dirnt has finally sent out his first tweet on his account @DirntOfficial, and in it he shows his excitement about the upcoming trilogy of albums. Ok, so this isn't major breaking news like we had ...

As we posted the this past Sunday, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool attended this years National Association of Music Merchants trade show in Anaheim, California. Fender.com posted on their blog about catching up with Mike at the show. Mike helped give feedback to ...

Last night, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were spotted in Anaheim, California at the annual NAMM Show, one of the largest music product trade shows in the world. According to Gretsch Drums Facebook, Tre was at the show to be welcomed into the Gretsch family. I would ...

When Green Day was first starting out, before they made it big, the band held other day jobs to rise money for touring and other band related expenses. Mike Dirnt worked in a restaurant as a short-order cook and the restaurant bug never seemed to leave him and ...

Mike Dirnt is featured in the latest issue of Kerrang. It's only a small blurb which talks about the "Unsung Heroes" in rock music and talks about Mike's contributions to the band. Below is a scan of the article courtesy of Raven0252 on the forum. click image ...

Thanks to @Whatsername1964 for finding this most appropriate photo. Here are some new stories related to the incident. Los Angeles Times, SF Gate, NME, US Magazine, CBS News, The AP and many more.

Mike Dirnt and his wife Brittany recently went to the fourth annual Pipeline To A Cure Gala, which is a charity that is actively looking for a cure for cystic fibrosis. In the interview below, Mike talks about buying some artwork whose proceeds went to charity ...