Mike Watt
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Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957)[1] is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter. He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994). He began a solo career with the 1994 album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, he has since released three additional solo albums, most recently in 2010 with Hyphenated-man. He is also the frontman for the supergroup Big Walnuts Yonder (2008–present), a member of the art rock group Banyan (1997–present) and is involved with several other musical projects. From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist for The Stooges.
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Background information | |
Birth name | Michael David Watt |
Born | (1957-12-20) December 20, 1957 (age 66) Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S. |
Genres | |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Bass guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1978–present |
Labels | Columbia, SST, New Alliance, Kill Rock Stars, Clenchedwrench |
Website | mikewatt |
Watt has been called "one of the greatest bassists on the planet".[2] CMJ New Music called Watt a "seminal post-punk bass player".[3] Readers of NME voted Mike Watt one of the "40 Greatest Bassists of All Time"[4] and LA Weekly awarded him the number six spot in "The 20 Best Bassists of All Time".[5] In November 2008, Watt received the Bass Player Magazine lifetime achievement award, presented by Flea.[6] The Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated their best-selling album, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to Watt.[7]