- Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972), better known as Mike Dirnt, is an American musician. He is best known as the bassist, backing and occasional lead vocalist and co-founder of the American punk rock band Green Day.
- He has also played in several other bands, including The Frustrators. His stage name was originally a nickname from his friends at grade school, as he would constantly play "air bass" and make a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings.
- Green Day are one of the world's best-selling groups of all time, having sold over 75 million albums worldwide.
- The group has won five Grammy Awards: Best Alternative Album for Dookie, Best Rock Album for American Idiot, Record of the Year for "Boulevard of Broken Dreams", Best Rock Album for the second time for 21st Century Breakdown and Best Musical Show Album for American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording. (@Wikipedia.com)
