Celeb News: Green Day Frontman Enters Rehab After On-Stage Meltdown - Page 6

RazB32

*waits for him to apologize to the King*

Big Smoke

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Originally posted by RIHDRAKEBRITUSH

And here people were praising him for his meltdown. I feel sorry for this generation

Man, Shut the **** up.

smashing guitars have been around for ages. Who knew he had a drug problem.

Talkin bout feel sorry for this generation... Really? This makes you feel sorrry? Out of everything else, THIS makes you feel sorry

2 out the 4 names in your username should make you feel sorry, if you want to follow that path.

Ger-55

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Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong is headed to treatment for substance abuse.

Sunday's announcement by the band's rep comes after the 40-year-old frontman had a meltdown onstage at the iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas on Friday. As Green Day was wrapping up its performance during the all-star, two-day concert, Armstrong profanely complained that the band's time was being cut short.

"One minute left, one minute (expletive) left. You're gonna give me (expletive) one minute? ... I'm not (expletive) Justin Bieber, you (expletives)!" he yelled (although Bieber was not part of the night's festivities).

Armstrong smashed his guitar before leaving the stage.

In a statement to The Associated Press, Green Day apologized "to those they offended at the iHeartRadio Festival" and said its set was not cut short by Clear Channel, the host of the two-day festival.

The Grammy winning band also is canceling some of its promotional appearances. It is due to release the album "Uno" on Tuesday, the follow-up to "21st Century Breakdown," released three years ago. "Uno" is the first in a trilogy of albums; the second is to be out in November, and the last in January. The band is due to kick off a nationwide tour Nov. 26 in Seattle.

Armstrong was hospitalized in early September in Bologna, Italy, for an undisclosed ailment, but recovered well enough to perform at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6. Since then, the band has made a series of performances, including a "Good Morning America" performance and a New York City concert for the launch of Nokia Music on Sept. 15. No interviews of the band were allowed that evening, but the band chatted with fans and Nokia and AT&T executives before performing for about two hours.

It's unclear what Armstrong is receiving treatment for; in 2003, he was arrested for DUI, and has acknowledged in the past taking various drugs but has said he now eschews them.

Green Day is one of rock's top acts and had huge success with its 2004 politically charged album "American Idiot," which went on to become a Broadway musical. Armstrong performed for a stretch in the musical.

Most recently, he was a mentor on the NBC talent competition "The Voice."

http://www.billboard.com/news/green-...07955962.story

RIHDRAKEBRITUSH

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Originally posted by Big Smoke

Man, Shut the **** up.

smashing guitars have been around for ages. Who knew he had a drug problem.

Talkin bout feel sorry for this generation... Really? This makes you feel sorrry? Out of everything else, THIS makes you feel sorry

2 out the 4 names in your username should make you feel sorry, if you want to follow that path.

bitter much?

carry on

Big Smoke

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Originally posted by RIHDRAKEBRITUSH

bitter much?

carry on

Am I wrong tho.

And Aint nobody bitter, just pointin something out.

Stephen

The meltdown was on par with some of the nights here tbh

Good for him for seeking treatment

Adz

What is his drug of choice?

Katamari

the era just started too

*Lazy Daze*

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Originally posted by dyylannn

Cute. I'm saying it's extremely disrespectful to GWEN. Sober or not, only a complete asshole talks to a woman like that and it's inexcusable.

and lol Green Day hasn't been awesome since the 90s. Their music is utter **** now.

oh please dudes say worse **** to women all the time. Its GWEN, shes famous so she probably heard and seen worse from everyday basic people. I think she has this thing called a sense of humor.

and their performance gave me life today. Billie didnt appear under any influence of drugs anyway. let me research their latest.... .. .

KarlosVzla

The meltdown was so embarrassing. Billie Joe is a legend, i hope he recovers

rivers

Hope he gets well soon. Sucks for his wife and family. Hope they all stay strong through it all

Cherry'O

And I was so ready to check out their new music and stuff.

mike_10

i hope he gets better soon

olympiccairways

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Originally posted by Big Smoke

Man, Shut the **** up.

smashing guitars have been around for ages. Who knew he had a drug problem.

Talkin bout feel sorry for this generation... Really? This makes you feel sorrry? Out of everything else, THIS makes you feel sorry

2 out the 4 names in your username should make you feel sorry, if you want to follow that path.

Bríseis

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Originally posted by Eaten By Lions

Let's not act like some 60 year old man should be snoring coke in his dressing room.

There is no age limit for that behavior, Keith Richards taught me so

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Originally posted by Topher

Clear channel does suck. Radio deals helping artists get promotion. All stations play the same thing it's not limited to genre. I really hope this rehab stint isn't a cover up either

This. I hope so too.

Smashing guitars and angry outbursts on stage were always part of punk rock history. I cant see anything wrong with it.
The fact they had to apologize for it and Billie is (also probably because of that) send to rehab is much more disturbing. I think it has a lot to do with the current f*cked up music industry, labels and their politics

mandym

Poor him

frankru2010

Samething happened to the Kings of Leon lead singer. Is it something associated with being the lead singer that drives them to go over the edge? Is the Kings of Leaon singer still in rehab. Interestingly Green Bay wrote a tribute to Amy Winehouse on their new CD who said "no,.no, no" to going to rehab.