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  Billie Joe Armstrong Meets Paul Westerberg

  March 25, 2010 – Green Day and The Replacements both started out as snotty punk bands with mischievous streaks before blossoming into proper adults. The frontmen -- longtime pals -- talk about hero worship, staving off "creative suicide," and realizing you've been singing the wrong lyric for 24 years. SPIN: You two guys have actually known each other awhile. Do you remember when you met? BILLIE JOE ARMSTRONG: It was during the Eventually tour. …
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  Under the Influence: Stars Grill Their Idols

  March 25, 2010 – Rock stars get all the perks. But sometimes even they don't get the chance to compare notes with their greatest influences without a little help. …
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  Paul Westerberg Honors Big Star's Alex Chilton

  March 22, 2010 – "How does one react to the death of one's mentor?" This is the emotional opening line of ex-Replacements frontman Paul Westerberg's op-ed tribute in Saturday's New York Times to Alex Chilton, the Big Star and Box Tops legend who died Thursday morning in New Orleans from an apparent heart attack. …
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