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Mike Watt
Michael David Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter. Watt co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen, Dos and Firehose. He is also the head of supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder, a member of the rock group Banyan and is involved in several other music projects. From 2003 to 2013, he was the bassist of Stooges. Watt has been referred to as "one of the greatest bass players on the planet". CMJ New Music has called Watt a "main post-punk bassist". NME readers voted Mike Watt as one of the "40 greatest bassists of all time" and LA Weekly named him number six in the "20 greatest bassists of all time". In November 2008, Watt received the Bass Player Lifetime Achievement Award from Flea Magazine.
Birth nameMichael David Watt
BornDecember 20, 1957, Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
GenresPunk rock, hardcore punk, post-punk, alternative rock, art rock
Occupation(s)Bassist, vocalist, songwriter
InstrumentsBass guitar, vocals
Years active1978–present
LabelsColumbia, SST, New Alliance, Kill Rock Stars, Clenchedwrench
Associated actsMinutemen, Firehose, Ciccone Youth, Dos, Banyan, The Reactionaries, Bootstrappers, Hellride, Big Walnuts Yonder, J Mascis + The Fog, The Stooges, Porno for Pyros, The Black Gang, Mike Watt + The Missingmen, The Secondmen, Unknown Instructors, Anywhere, Il Sogno del Marinaio, Funanori, The Clubber Lang Gang, Floored By Four, Sonic Youth, Foo Fighters, Flipper

About Mike Watt

Bassist Mike Watt was born on December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States (He's 66 years old now).

Co-founder of the rock band The Minutemen, as well as a member of Firehose and a solo artist.

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Mike Watt before becoming famous

Mike Watt was born in the Zodiac sign Sagittarius (The Centaur/Archer), and 1957 is also the year of Rooster (雞) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a member of The Minutemen for six years, until one of its members, D Boon, was murdered in a car accident, and the band disbanded.

Achievement of Mike Watt

Though he prefers to work behind the scenes, his impact can be seen in the fact that the Red Hot Chili Peppers' album Blood Sugar Sex Magik is dedicated to him.

Mike Watt's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

His family migrated from Portsmouth, Virginia to Southern California when he was a child.

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Mike Watt Collabed with

He was instrumental in the revival of Punk Singer Iggy Pop's proto-punk band, The Stooges.

Mike Watt Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Mike Watt updated on March 24 2023.