Biography:Mike Dirnt is an American musician, known as co-founder and bassist for the band Green Day. He met fellow founder Billie Joe Armstrong in middle school, and the two fast friends began to make music together from an early age.
Dirnt and Armstrong founded a band called Sweet Children while in high school, with drummer John Kiffmeyer joining shortly afterwards. The group changed their name to Green Day and recorded their debut album, 39/Smooth, in 1990. Since then, Dirnt has been a consistent fixture in the band.
2009-03-14 Green Day bassist Mike Dirnt (36) weds Brittney Cade at a private ceremony in Ojai, California
Historical Events
2004-09-21 Green Day release their album "American Idiot" in the US
2005-07-02 Live 8 concert at the Victory Column in Tiergarten Park, Berlin, Germany; performers include Green Day; a-ha; Brian Wilson, Roxy Music, Audioslave, and Herbert Grönemeyer
2015-04-18 30th Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees: The Paul Butterfield Blues Band; Green Day; Joan Jett and the Blackhearts; Lou Reed; Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble; Bill Withers; The "5" Royals; and Ringo Starr
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Jimmy Page
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Tom Fogerty