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Mike Watt (Michael David Watt) was born on 20 December, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S., is an American musician. Discover Mike Watt's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 66 years old?

Popular As Michael David Watt
Occupation Musician
Age 66 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 20 December 1957
Birthday 20 December
Birthplace Portsmouth, Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1957

Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957) is an American bassist, vocalist and songwriter.

1978

In 1978, Watt and Boon formed a band called The Reactionaries with drummer George Hurley and vocalist Martin Tamburovich.

The band later became Minutemen with another drummer named Frank Tonche, who only lasted two shows with the group; Hurley, who had been in the short-lived new wave group Hey Taxi!

at the time Minutemen first formed, rejoined Watt and Boon.

1980

He co-founded and played bass guitar for the rock bands Minutemen (1980–1985), Dos (1985–present), and Firehose (1986–1994).

After signing with SST Records in 1980, Minutemen began touring constantly, releasing a number of albums along the way.

Their music was based on the speed, brevity, and intensity of punk, but included elements of jazz, folk, and funk.

Born with Osgood–Schlatter disease, Watt had surgeries on both knees in the early 1980s which limited touring in 1981.

Watt wrote all of the music for What Makes a Man Start Fires? as he was laid up after one of his knee surgeries, living with his mother at the time and needed to keep himself occupied.

His first album, Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, featured appearances from dozens of musicians (many were Watt's peers from the 1980s SST era), including Henry Rollins, Eddie Vedder, J Mascis, Carla Bozulich, Evan Dando, members of Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Black, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Jane's Addiction, the Beastie Boys and the Screaming Trees.

The album and its supporting tour were Watt's first taste of mainstream fame, when Vedder and Dave Grohl of Nirvana were part of his touring group.

1984

In 1984, Watt met Black Flag bassist Kira Roessler during a Black Flag/Minutemen tour.

They soon became romantically involved, and subsequently began collaborating on songs, including material on Minutemen's final album 3-Way Tie (For Last).

They also formed a two-bass duo, Dos, and have since recorded and released three records.

1985

Minutemen ended tragically on December 22, 1985, when Boon was killed in an automobile crash at the age of 27 while driving to Arizona with his girlfriend.

Their fifth full-length album, 3-Way Tie (For Last) had already been scheduled for release at the time of the accident.

In the documentary film We Jam Econo, Watt mentioned that the last time he saw Boon, he had received lyrics for 10 songs from critic and songwriter Richard Meltzer for a planned collaboration with Minutemen.

Minutemen were also planning to record a triple album with the working title 3 Dudes, 6 Sides, 3 Studio, 3 Live as way to counteract bootleggers.

After Boon's death, Watt was profoundly depressed; he and Hurley initially intended to quit music altogether.

1986

Sonic Youth invited Watt to hang out with them in New York City in 1986; they recorded a cover of Madonna's "Burnin' Up" (with additional guitars by Greg Ginn) on the first Ciccone Youth EP, and Watt played bass for two songs on the Sonic Youth album Evol.

Watt cites this period as critical in inspiring his post-Minutemen career saying, "The first thing I did was Thurston asked me to play bass on Evol. That was a big highlight, man. Like, 'What, you want me to play without D. Boon?'"

Subsequently, Ed Crawford, a Minutemen fan who drove to San Pedro from Ohio, persuaded the Watt/Hurley rhythm section to continue playing music.

Firehose was formed soon after.

Following three releases on SST, Firehose was signed to Columbia Records by A&R man Jim Dunbar.

1987

Watt and Kira married in 1987, but their marriage ended not long after Firehose's break-up.

However, both their friendship and Dos have remained intact; they even recorded their third album, Justamente Tres, not long after their divorce.

After working with Firehose, Watt began a solo career.

1991

The Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated their best-selling album, 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik, to Watt.

Watt was born in Portsmouth, Virginia.

His father was in the Navy and when he was young, Watt's family moved to San Pedro, California, where he became good friends with D. Boon.

Watt and Boon picked up bass and guitar, respectively.

Watt was a fan of T. Rex and Blue Öyster Cult, while Boon's exposure to rock music was limited to Creedence Clearwater Revival, another Watt favorite.

1993

Shortly after the release of 1993's Mr. Machinery Operator, the band decided to call it quits.

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.

2003

From 2003 until 2013, he was the bass guitarist for The Stooges.

Watt has been called "one of the greatest bassists on the planet".

CMJ New Music called Watt a "seminal post-punk bass player".

Readers of NME voted Mike Watt one of the "40 Greatest Bassists of All Time" and LA Weekly awarded him the number six spot in "The 20 Best Bassists of All Time".

2008

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.

In November 2008, Watt received the Bass Player Magazine lifetime achievement award, presented by Flea.