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![]() Dirnt performing with Green Day in 2024 | |
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Birth name | Michael Ryan Pritchard |
Also known as | Van Gough |
Born | Oakland, California, U.S. | May 4, 1972
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Years active | 1986–present |
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Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972), better known by his stage name Mike Dirnt, is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of Green Day. He has also played in several other bands, including the Frustrators. His stage name Dirnt was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" and made a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings.