A Bluegrass “Basket Case” Nathaniel Murphy’s Crazy Flatpicking!

Are our minds playing tricks on us? Or is Nathaniel so good he gives us the creeps? Maybe we’re neurotic to the bone, or just paranoid. Either way, we’re cracking up over his flatpicking prowess on this bluegrass “Basket Case,” played on our Gibson Custom Shop 1950s J-45 Kustom Burst Red Spruce Limited Edition acoustic. Click to shop this and other crazy Gibson Custom Shop models right now. Green Day vocalist/guitarist Billie Joe Armstrong said “Basket Case“ is about his struggle with anxiety; before he was diagnosed with a panic disorder years afterward, he thought he was going crazy. Armstrong commented that at the time, “The only way I could know what the hell was going on was to write a song about it.“ “Basket Case“ was one of the songs producer Rob Cavallo heard when he received Green Day’s demo tape. He ended up signing the band to Reprise Records in mid-1993. Green Day and Cavallo recorded the version of “Basket Case“ released on the trio’s major label debut Dookie between September and October 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Check it out the guitar here: Shop more Gibson here: Watch Green Day perform “Basket Case“ at the 2015 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Check out more Arrangements from Nathaniel Nathaniel Murphy Strolls Through The Smiths: “Wicked Game“ Chris Isaak: “Friday I’m In Love“ The Cure: Guitar: Gibson Montana 1950s J-45 Kustom Burst Red Spruce Limited Edition: More Chicago Music Exchange: Instagram - Twiter - Facebook - Pinterest - Follow Nathaniel - Instagram - Check out our Giveaways page to win gear! - #GreenDay #Basketcase #GuitarCover #ChicagoMusicExchange #NathanielMurphy