Tonight’s mystery artist’s struggle with being away from his girlfriend prompted him to write a song that would become one of the band’s biggest hits.  Any guesses who or which song??

The song was written for Adrienne Nesser the then girlfriend and now wife of Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong. The song is ‘When I come Around’ from Green Day's first major label album. He wrote about being away from his girlfriend and the frustrations they both felt when he was on the road. They met in 1990 when Green Day performed in Minnesota, where she lived. He was just 18, and found it difficult to maintain a long distance relationship, especially with his touring schedule. In this song, he affirms his devotion for her, assuring her that when he does get to see her (when he "comes around") he will make it up to her.  They married in July, 1994, a few months after Dookie was released and right in the midst of the band's rapid ascent to stardom (the band was touring at the time). The marriage endured, and couple had two children together.

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