After spending nearly 16 months on the road in support of American Idiot, the guys in Green Day decided to take a much-deserved break in early 2006. But now it looks like that time off is coming to an end.
Earlier this week, the band posted a message on its Web site, claiming that the vacation was over and that Green Day were getting back to work on ... well, we're not really sure what.
"It's been a while since we filled you all in to what's going on in Green Day world. We finished touring at the beginning of the year and have all taken some much needed vacation," the post read. "We have started to get together and work on a bunch of cool projects. It is a very creative time for us and we look forward to working on them for the next year or so."
While it's not exactly clear what those "cool projects" are, a spokesperson for the band's label, Reprise Records, told MTV News that Green Day are beginning to write new material, though it's not apparent if they're working on a follow-up to Idiot, which has sold more than 5 million copies since being released in September 2004 (see "Green Day: Anatomy Of A Punk Opera").
The band's message certainly lends credence to reports from earlier this year, in which frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was quoted as saying the group was going to take a break for a bit before starting to toss around ideas for a new album.
There's no timetable for making that new album, and there's no guarantee these new songs will end up on a record at all. But whatever ends up happening, Green Day are happy to get back to work, and they promised to keep fans abreast of any new developments.
"Everyone is doing great and we are enjoying the time at home," the post continues. "We will be sure to keep you all updated as to what is going on."
Check out "Green Day: American Geniuses" for more on the band's future plans.

— James Montgomery


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Green Day Promise Next Album Will Be 'An Event'

Band has been recording demos; American Idiot movie still in the works.
BEVERLY HILLS, California — Now that Green Day are presumably finally done collecting awards for American Idiot, the guys have only one task left as they embark on the album's follow-up: building new trophy cases.

"We went to Ikea," singer Billie Joe Armstrong joked at last week's American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers Pop Music Awards.
"Yeah, it cost me 50 bucks, but it took me two years to put it together," bassist Mike Dirnt added.
Actually, Green Day have already started working on what a post on their site curiously called "cool projects" (see "Green Day End Their Vacation To Work On Mysterious 'Cool Projects' ") — but is likely the band's next release.
"Everything that we do is contributing to something that we're going to put out," Armstrong clarified, sort of. "We don't have a solid idea yet, it's just the beginning, but the beginning ideas that we have are really exciting.
"For us, everything that we do is completely, 100 percent passion- and energy-driven, so however we're going to come out with our next album, just be certain it's going to be an event, not just putting a record out," he continued. "At this point, to put a record out with like 12 songs on it and turn it in sounds a bit boring for us. So we want to definitely make something that is well thought-out and [that] all of our blood is put into."
So far, the group's been recording demos on a daily basis and working through dozens of ideas.
"We've headed back to the same [mentality as American Idiot], and that is what we really gotta do: Erase all the rules and go in and be productive," Dirnt said. "Be creative but be productive. And if [we] got nothing, record something and just enjoy what we do."
Although Green Day are moving on to their next record, they still plan to make a movie based on the American Idiot story line (see "Green Day Considering Movie Version Of American Idiot").
"It's definitely unfolding," Armstrong said. "Every single week there's more ideas about doing a film for American Idiot, and it's definitely going to happen."
For more on Green Day, check out the feature "Green Day: American Geniuses."

— Corey Moss

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its a shame that american idiot was such a smash. they are always going to have to do something over the top now or it will be considered a failure. i could handle a solid but normal album.

i read about the 'cool projects' a few days ago, i just want more songs

i have this aching desire for them to put out a really raw basic record, and give all these kids who have picked them up due to radio airplay a 101 in punk rock. that would be so fucking cool. even if just one of the 500,000+ new fans heard it and had a "____" moment, like i did when i first discovered the full catalogues of my favourite bands... i think it'd be worth it.

at any rate i love them and i think that they wholeheartedly deserve to be bathing in their dollar bills.