The New York Times recently (as in last week) sat down with Billie Joe just before his performance on 'American Idiot' to talk about him performing in the musical .It's a really great Q&A with him
These are excerpts from that conversation.
How did your band mates in Green Day feel about losing you to the show for a few weeks?
"They were like: “Do it. We need to take a break. Get away from us for a while.” They’re totally into it."
What do you do during your downtime from the show?
"I have an apartment and I do demos during the day, just writing songs and stuff, and I have this night thing. I like the fact that I can be on stage at night and be physical and in front of people, while I go home and write at the same time. It’s not like doing it in a tour bus."
Are those songs that could turn up on another Green Day album?
"Right now, I’m at a stage where it’s just for fun. I’m not sure yet. When I get home in March, I’ll just hang out with my band mates, and we’ll pick through the piles. But I’m always writing for the next Green Day record, for sure."
Is this kind of performance something you think you might stick with? Would your rock ‘n’ roll skills apply to it?
In your head, you’re always thinking, how can I improve? What can I do differently? That’s their craft. I was making this analogy, that if you master one form of kung-fu and you want to learn a different technique, that’s almost what it feels like. But I don’t know, I’m not a kung-fu master. [laughs]You can read the full interview on the NYT site.
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