Mike Watt
Hardcore punk, Musical Artist
1957 –
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Who is Mike Watt?
Michael David "Mike" Watt is an American bassist, singer and songwriter.
He is best known for co-founding the rock bands Minutemen, Dos, and Firehose; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Stooges and a member of the art rock/jazz/punk/improv group Banyan as well as many other post-Minutemen projects.
CMJ New Music called Watt a "seminal post-punk bass player." In November 2008, Watt received the Bass Player Magazine lifetime achievement award, presented by Flea.
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- Born
- Dec 20, 1957
Portsmouth - Also known as
- Watt, Mike
- Michael David Watt
- Michael David "Mike" Watt
- Spouses
- Kira Roessler
(1987 - 1994)
- Kira Roessler
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Lived in
- Virginia
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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