Lessons for GarageBand '09

Hi,
I am seriously considering an Apple computer, but I just have one question to know if I should buy iLife '09:
With the lessons in GarageBand you can download, are there any piano lessons for Green Day??? And how many artists are there available for piano??? (I know it, these question are really stupid, but then I can convince my parents to include iLife '09) And of course I love Green Day music.

good news, iLife comes free with a new computer, so there's nothing to have to talk them into other than the computer itself (though i don't believe there are any green day lessons)

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