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Originally Posted by elphenor
John Lydon actually straight called this thread out in a recent interview
"There's no personal animosity there with members of bands, but don't use the term punk because it's not"
Talking specifically about Green Day
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And Lydon's word is law, correct?
If Patti Smith or Tom Verlaine said the same thing, it still wouldn't make a difference that Green Day's music is derivative of punk, and up to a certain point in their career filed quite neatly along with bands like Screeching Weasel and The Queers.