The video for "Know Your Enemy" displays Green Day as being quite rebellious and dangerous. The dark night time setting for the video suggests this as well as the intense fire display at the end. The voyeur helicopter shots and lights suggest that they are are on the run and police are looking for them. The lyrics as well are aggressive and this shows their violent nature.
There are many symbols in this video for "American Idiot" which suggest many things about who Green Day are. The most obvious is the green American flag in the background which is seen as quite a sacred thing in America and for them to change it can be seen as rebellious and unpatriotic. The setting of an empty warehouse makes them look as if they are hiding as outlaws. The green slime at the end also shows their creative and fun nature which is unique to their image.
This album cover for their 3rd album Dookie shows Green Day's explosive nature. The layout of the album cover combines many different images with different meanings. The nuke mushroom cloud with the Green Day logo shows their explosiveness and rebellious side. The position and font of the Dookie title is wonky and shows their childish side as well. There is a lot going on in the image with the crowd and the animals.
This album cover of "American Idiot" shows Green Day's move from punk rock to more alternative rock.
The black background fits in with the bands colour scheme
Green Day are regarded as a great band to see live as they entertain and interact with the crowd well. Billie Joe regularly brings up young fans to sing songs along with the band or play his guitar. In the picture below we see him firing a T-Shirt gun which clearly shows his fun side. 
Here we see Billie Joe firing a water pistol at the fans in the mosh pit. This shows his image as being very humorous and childlike, he doesnt really care and likes to do things that other artists generally would not do.
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