Originally Posted by: ibo2Bands with political motivations that don't relate to them personally. The only band that I can think of that could possibly justify writing about politics is System of a Down. The guitar player's family all live in iraq. Reasons for writing his feelings about that into his music? Plenty. Greenday, however, is following a pop trend and putting stupid political ideas in their music for no reason at all. However, they do write some damn catchy music.

So your saying if I didnt have a person in iraq I would be following a trend by wanting to protest against the goverment?

Oh well, If they are following a trend they did make a pretty good record in the process :)