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Michael Ryan Pritchard (born May 4, 1972),〔 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. ==Early life== Michael Ryan Pritchard was born in Berkeley, California. He was given up for adoption by his biological mother, who struggled with heroin addiction.〔Spitz, 2006. p. 12〕 At six weeks of age, he was placed in foster care with Cheryl Nasser and Patrick Pritchard of El Sobrante, California, a couple who subsequently adopted him.〔Spitz, 2006. pp. 12–13〕 As a child, his father was often away obtaining a degree at UC Berkeley, while his mother stayed at home to care for him and his sister Myla.〔Spitz, 2006. p. 13〕 Dirnt excelled in school despite missing classes, often as a result of various illnesses believed to be caused by his biological mother's drug use.〔 After an argument between his parents resulted in a call to the police, the couple divorced. His mother and sister moved to Rodeo, while he stayed in El Sobrante with his father.〔 However, missing his mother, he eventually moved in with her and Myla. Having been previously described as bright and fearless, Dirnt became sullen and withdrawn after the divorce.〔 In the cafeteria in Carquinez Middle School, ten-year-old Dirnt met Billie Joe Armstrong, with whom he bonded instantly.〔 Armstrong began to teach Dirnt how to play guitar, and the two spent much time in Armstrong's bedroom learning to play songs by Ozzy Osbourne and Van Halen.〔Spitz, 2006. p. 14〕 They formed a group with fellow students Raj Punjabi on drums and Jason Andrew Relva on bass, with Armstrong playing lead guitar and Dirnt playing rhythm guitar.〔Spitz, 2006. p. 16〕 After attending Salesian High School, an all-boys Catholic school for his first year, Dirnt transferred to Pinole Valley High School, where Armstrong had also recently transferred from John Swett High School.〔 Dirnt's family struggled with financial troubles; in an effort to help out, he worked as a chef at Nantucket, a seafood restaurant in Crockett.〔Spitz, 2006. p. 20〕 He eventually saved up enough money to purchase a used pickup truck that he and Armstrong often drove to Berkeley to attend shows at 924 Gilman Street, an influential DIY punk club.〔 The pair got jobs at the club as security guards, despite their small physiques. Dirnt recalled, "We lived and died for that place. At that time, it meant everything."〔Spitz, 2006. p. 35〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Dirnt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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