caption associated_acts years_active notable_instruments alias birth_place label image_size name birth_date instrument background genre image article_title birth_name occupation
dirnt performing with green day in 2013 green , the frustrators , screeching weasel , squirtgun day , the network , foxboro hot tubs 1986 -- present fender precision bass gibson g3 mike dirnt van gough berkeley , california , us reprise records lookout ! records adeline records 300px mike dirnt 04 may 1972 bass guitar , vocals , guitar , farfisa solo_singer punk garage rock , new wave , garage punk rock , alternative rock , pop punk , rip2013 greenday mike dirnt 0002.jpg mike dirnt
 michael ryan pritchard musician , songwriter , composer
mike dirnt

michael ryan pritchard -lrb- born may 4 , 1972 -rrb- , known professionally as mike dirnt , is an american musician best known for being the bass player , 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 .
