Zack Ruskin April 24, 2021Updated: April 24, 2021, 11:10 am
Green Day’s Mike Dirnt during a culinary demonstration at BottleRock Napa Valley in 2017. Photo: Santiago Mejia, The Chronicle 2017
Mike Dirnt likes to start his morning by picking out an album and brewing a fresh pot of coffee.
“My wife actually throws the record on,” he clarifies, “and then we make our coffee and it just starts everything in the right direction.”
Dirnt’s desire to start the day with some fresh tunes is no big revelation to anyone familiar with the longtime bassist for Oakland’s renowned pop-punk outfit Green Day. The value the five-time Grammy winner places on coffee, however, may take some fans by surprise.