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Why are they called 'Green Day', what does it mean?
The phrase "green day" is Bay-Area slang for a day just sitting around taking bong hits. Billie Joe picked the phrase up from friends while chilling in his "habitat" (in the basement of a Berkeley University building), and wrote the song Green Day about his first pot experience. The group changed their name from Sweet Children to Green Day in 1990.

Who is John Kiffmeyer (Al Sobrante)?
John Kiffmeyer (not Kiftmeyer, as has been printed in some publications), played drums for the band while they were Sweet Children. He used to go by the name Al Sobrante, which was a play on his hometown El Sobrante. John also drummed on 39/Smooth and several EPs. Tre Cool took over drums on Kerplunk and everything since!

Have any of the guys played in other bands?
BJ has played with Pinhead Gunpowder, Rancid, Goodbye Harry, Blatz, and one Lookouts track. Mike has played with Screeching Weasel and Corrupted Morals. In recent years he has been playing with his other band, The Frustrators. Tre has played with the Lookouts. Billie Joe, Mike Dirnt, and John Kiffmeyer formed Sweet Children prior to changing their name to Green Day .

When did Billie Joe write his first song? Name of the song?
Billie first sang 'Looking for Love' when he was just 5 years old! However, the first song he wrote and then recorded was 'Why Do You Want Him?' at the age of 12.

Do Green Day get online?
I'm not sure about Mike and Tre but Billie and Adrienne are online. Adrienne uses the net quite frequently and I think that she checks out a lot of the Green Day sites. - (greenday.net)

How did Tré Cool get his name?
He was dubbed "Tre Cool" by Lawrence Livermore, the founder of Lookout! Records when he signed 12 year-old Frank Edwin Wright III to be the drummer in his band, The Lookouts.

Who's that dude playing guitar for them occasionally. Mostly on the Warning Tour?
Jason White was brought along to add a richer sound to many of the songs on "Warning." Jason also plays with The Influents, and Pinhead Gunpowder both on Billie Joe's Adeline Records.

What are their real names?
This info can be found on their bio pages. Billie | Mike | Tre