My 14 year old jams "American Idiot" on his guitar.

[Imperialism Inc.]

I have a 14 year old boy. He lives a couple hours north of me but visits regularly. On his birthday last June he wanted a guitar which his mom and I went in together to get him. Now, he normally doesn't bring his guitar because we do other stuff together so I have only heard him play a couple times since then (but was very impressed with what I heard).

Over the Christmas break he brought it with him (he was getting pedals as gifts so I made sure he brought it). He played and sang! the Green Day song "American Idiot" for me. Damn the kid is good! Especially for only playing 6 months.

So looks like I've raised me a liberal... woo hooo! :7

Here are the lyrics if you don't know the song. He "radio edits" the bad words when playing for me , which I got a kick out of because I'm sure he and his buddies aren't doing that when jamming in the basement :)

"American Idiot"

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
Don't want a nation under the new mania.
And can you hear the sound of hysteria?
The subliminal mind fuck America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Well maybe I'm the faggot America.
I'm not a part of a redneck agenda.
Now everybody do the propaganda.
And sing along in the age of paranoia.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.

Don't wanna be an American idiot.
One nation controlled by the media.
Information age of hysteria.
It's calling out to idiot America.

Welcome to a new kind of tension.
All across the alienation.
Everything isn't meant to be okay.
Television dreams of tomorrow.
We're not the ones who're meant to follow.
For that's enough to argue.