After listening and learning the guitar from those

with the song "Hitchin a Ride's" bass line stuck in my head till I would wake up hearing the band's harmonies on the art rock song "Redundant

two albums, I went onto discover the band's entire discography. Every new album I acquired made me feel as if I alone had discovered it. That somehow, Green Day was my band. Each album even had its own distinct personality. It felt like I was apart of an eclectic group of friends, which made these records great company throughout high school. The long bus rides to and from campus were fun because I had each album to accompany me while sitting three to a seat tightly gripping my 2 gig iTouch (yes, I moved up in the world of tech). At night, I would put my headphones on and fall asleep after completing AP homework with ease listening to the entirety of their 1997 record." This became my routine with me only changing albums to reflect my mood or the situation. This continued into to my first year of college when I finally bought tickets to see them in 2013 at UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre.