Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Rehab Bound After iHeartRadio Outburst
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There’s a lot that viewers might have expected from Green Day’s iHeartRadio performance this past weekend. But unless guitar smashing and explicit ranting was on your list, you would be wrong.
While performing Basket Case, frontman Billie Joe Armstrong noticed the one minute warning sign flashing, signifying that the band wrap up their set. He quickly halted the band’s performance to make room for an outlandish tantrum.
One fucking minute!, Armstrong screamed, Let me tell you something. I’ve been around since 19 fucking 88! And you’re gonna give me one fucking minute? You’ve got to be kidding me! I’m not fucking Justin Bieber, you motherfuckers!
As the teleprompter flashed that time was now up, Armstrong continued on with his outburst.
Oh, now I’ve got nothing left! Let me show you what one fucking minute fucking means!
What one minute meant was watching Armstrong smash his guitar mercilessly on stage, while continuing to rant for a short time after. Then heading into rehab for substance abuse a few days later.
A statement on the band’s Facebook page Sunday read:
Billie Joe is seeking treatment for substance abuse. We would like everyone to know that our set was not cut short by Clear Channel and to apologize to those we offended at the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas. We regretfully must postpone some of our upcoming promotional appearances.
Watch Armstrong’s rant below.
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