. . . . "solo_singer" . "1972-05-04Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . . "Mike Dirnt"@en . "Van Gough"@en . . . "Bass player; rock musician" . . . . . . "Michael Ryan Pritchard"@en . . . . . "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."@en . "Mike Dirnt"@en . "1986Z"^^ . . . . . . . . "Pritchard, Michael Ryan"@en . "1972Z"^^ . .