Green Day, Punk or not?

[burningzeppelin]

I don't get the debate over Green Day whether of not they are punk or not. Does it matter, and did they not originate from punk anyway? Thoughts?

Rob

[BostonLacrosse]

talk about greenday here http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/forum/showthread.php?t=433326 thank you very much

[DieGarbageMan]

Pop punk.

[neidnarb11890]

There's no return from 86. To the pop punk forum with this!