Editing Mike Dirnt (section)

{{short description|American rock musician (born 1972)}}
{{other people|Michael Pritchard}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}{{Use American English|date=January 2025}}

{{Infobox musical artist
| image             = GreenDayIOW230624 (350 of 367) (53818595884) (cropped).jpg
| caption           = Dirnt performing with [[Green Day]] in 2024
| birth_name        = Michael Ryan Pritchard
| alias             = {{hlist|Van Gough|Michaelangelo}}
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1972|05|04}}
| birth_place       = [[Oakland, California]], U.S.
| genre             = {{flatlist|
* [[Punk rock]]
* [[pop-punk]]
* [[garage rock]]
* [[new wave music|new wave]]
* {{nowrap|[[alternative rock]]}}
* {{nowrap|[[power pop]]}}
}}
| occupation        = {{flatlist|
* Musician
* songwriter
}}
| instrument        = {{flatlist|
* Bass
* vocals
* guitar <!--- If you think an instrument should be listed, a discussion to reach consensus as to the nobility of the instrument(s) being primary is highly recommended first. The related guideline is here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Infobox_musical_artist#instrument--->
}}
| years_active      = 1986–present
| current_member_of = {{flatlist|
* [[Green Day]]
* [[The Network]]
* [[Foxboro Hot Tubs]]
* [[The Frustrators]]
* [[The Coverups]]
}}
| past_member_of    = {{flatlist|
* Desecrated Youth
* [[Screeching Weasel]]
}}
| spouse            = {{unbulleted list|
{{marriage|Anastasia Serman<br>|1996|1999|end=divorced}}|
{{marriage|Sarah Garrity<br>|2004|2004|end=divorced}}|
{{marriage|Brittney Cade<br>|2009}}}}
}}
'''Michael Ryan Pritchard''' (born May 4, 1972), better known by his stage name '''Mike Dirnt''', is an American rock musician who is the co-founder, bassist, backing vocalist, and occasional lead vocalist of [[Green Day]]. He has also played in several other bands, including [[the Frustrators]]. His stage name Dirnt was originally a nickname that his friends from grade school gave him, as he constantly played "air bass/guitar" and made a "dirnt, dirnt, dirnt" noise while pretending to pluck the strings.