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	Mike Watt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia) is a bass guitarist, singer and songwriter, best-known for co-founding the punk rock bands The Minutemen and fIREHOSE; as of 2003, he is also the bassist for the reunited Iggy Pop and The Stooges.
		Watt's third solo album The Secondman's Middle Stand, inspired by both his 2000 illness and one of his favorite books, Dante's The Divine Comedy, was released in 2004; one reviewer writes that the album is a "harrowing, funny, and genuinely moving stuff from a true American original." [1].
		Watt feared that he would have to temporairily shelve the bass in July 2005 when a crack was discovered in its headstock during a 2005 Stooges European tour; fortunately, he was able to have the instrument repaired in time for the next leg of the tour.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mike_Watt (3139 words)

	Splendid: Features: Mike Watt
		Now, Watt is back to doing what he does best: touring the country in a white Econoline van, playing his songs and sharing his rough-hewn philosophy with friends, fans and the next generation of people inspired by punk.
		Mike Watt: Well, it's one of those things where you've got to be careful for what you wish for, because when you're sick, all you have is the moment.
		Mike Watt: And in fact, the hell part, like I said, it's parallel to the Commedia so the first -- it's really one song in nine parts -- but the first three parts are the hell part of the sickness.
	www.splendidmagazine.com /features/watt (3744 words)

	mike watt's hoot page
		watt has has started recording his next album (as of friday, january 16, 2004) and you can read about it in a "the making of 'the secondman's middle stand' recording diary" that just went up and will be updated day by day.
		asheton, asheton, mascis + watt at the pukkelpop 2002 festival in hasselt, belgium.
		watt and the fl gang are on a cd called "fingerprints 3" out on arge kulturgelaende nonntal w/three tunes recorded 'live' in salzburg, austria on march 20, 1998.
	www.hootpage.com (2225 words)

	Mike Watt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		This CD is a loose autobiography that ranges from his lineage, with tales of his father's growth to manhood, to his days with Boon discovering punk rock and then wallowing in it as they created some of the best modern music made in the USA.
		In his liner notes, Watt says the CD is "one whole piece that celebrates three people playing together." Indeed, few rock trios since the Minutemen (and before that the Jimi Hendrix Experience) have vibed so eloquently.
		Watt's the glue, playing rolling phrases on his tuned-down bass that establish the mood for each song.
	www.bostonphoenix.com /archive/music/97/10/23/MIKE_WATT.html (766 words)

	Ink Nineteen: Mike Watt
		The site was developed over a year ago to settle a fight this dude had with his girlfriend when she said Mike Watt "sucked." Being that she was a Steve Miller fan, he decided to throw the two in the ring...
		Mike Watt was in the Minutemen, one of the most influential punk bands of all time.
		It's obvious that Watt is in control, as he directs the proceedings with tugs of his beard and winks of his eye, but never does he overpower his bandmates.
	www.ink19.com /issues_F/98_06/live_ink/mike_watt_nf.html (706 words)

	The Manifest: Mike Watt
		A note is struck, and a post-metaphysical flannel woven from a trillion crisscrossing threads is flown, its most prominent stripes including: the momentum and confidence of Watt’s former Minuteman guitarist and ever-present soulmate, the late D. Boon; the moral oblation and spiritual flame of John Coltrane; the stream of consciousness of Joyce; Dante’s pilgrim pull.
		Even Watt’s stage setup is testament to the bass’s political nature, positioning he and his fellow players in way Watt has likened to a garage or an engine room, where gig-goers come to peek in and experience this conversation between compatriots.
		Watt is a musician first and monetary creature last; not one to hoard, nor starve, just an artist awakened to two different livelihoods: one that keeps him physically alive, thru food, shelter, funds; and the other, Right Livelihood, that keeps him alive to the ALL, thru daemon, station, vocation, and post.
	www.the-manifest.org /features/watt.html (1380 words)

	Skaterock - Features - Mike Watt
		Mike Watt is a legend in punk rock.
		Watt: You know there is a danger, playing a lot of years, a lot of notes, you end up kneeling to the gods of fusion.
		Watt: There was some wetsuit in the alley, and he put it on, it had all kinds of bugs in it.
	www.skaterock.com /features/watt.html (3480 words)

	MIKE WATT INTERVIEW in THE iZINE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Watt, 39, spoke from a pay phone in Providence, R.I., in the midst of a hectic tour -- 45 concerts in 48 days -- of the United States and Canada.
		Watt still lives in his hometown of San Pedro, Calif., and still favors the flannel-shirt-and-jeans look that became the official grunge uniform of Generation Xers.
		The 53-minute album also is Watt's way of coming to grips with his career in the Minutemen, which ended in 1985 when his best friend, guitarist D. Boon, was killed in a van crash.
	www.thei.aust.com /music3/watt.html (879 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mike Watt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		The Secondmans Middle Stand is Mike Watts third solo album and the first full-length recording that he has made under his own name since the release of Contemplating The Engine Room in 1997.
		The Jom And Terry Show was the backup band led by American punk legend Mike Watt (formerly of The Minutemen and fiREHOSE) for tours of the USA and Canada in 2001 and 2002.
		Mike Watt and The Secondmen in the control room of Karma Studios in San Pedro, CA during the sessions for The Secondmans Middle Stand: (L to R) Petra Haden, Pete Mazich, Mike Watt, Jerry Trebotic.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mike-Watt (9042 words)

	Mike Watt MP3 Downloads - Mike Watt Music Downloads - Mike Watt Music Videos
		On a subsequent solo tour, Watt's standing within the alt-rock community was solidified by the roster of his backing band, which included Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder and Nirvana alum Dave Grohl; the same tour saw Grohl's new band, the Foo Fighters, making their public debut as the support act.
		Mascis invited Watt to play on his solo release More Light later the same year and participated in its ensuing tour (which was cut short in the summer of 2001 when the group's van was involved in a serious accident in Sweden).
		Watt's long-delayed Secondmen album with Mazich and Trebotic, a concept piece about his illness and recovery called The Secondman's Middle Stand, was finally released in August 2004; a full-length debut by the Wylde Ratttz was expected that same year on the independent Ecstatic Peace label.
	www.mp3.com /mike-watt/artists/113269/biography.html (982 words)

	Mike Watt & Masina
		From the first ominous bass notes of Mike Watt's Contemplating The Engine Room, the listener is held captive on a fascinating and soul-searching journey into the heart of one of popular music's most original thinkers.
		A concept album tracing 24 hours in the lives of three men in the engine room of a large naval vessel, the 15-track song cycle was inspired by Watt's own adventures in a punk band and his father's similarly rolling life as a 20-year enlisted man in the U.S. Navy.
		Watt attributes many of these changes to his recent stint as the tour bassist with Porno For Pyros: "Being a sidemouse, having to do what they told me -- I mean they had me wearin' pajamas onstage and shit -- really helped me be a better leader.
	www.omnium.com /balkans/watt.html (800 words)

	Contemplating Mike Watt (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		At the tender age of 41, legendary Mike Watt keeps the faith as he contemplates a career as one of punk rock's founding fathers.
		Watt's last CD, "Contemplating the Engine Room" on Columbia, is a concept album about three guys in the engine room of a boat.
		Watt talks excitedly -- at about a thousand words a minute -- as he reminisces about the old days when the Minutemen were developing their style.
	www.timmcmahan.com /mikewatt.htm (1428 words)

	Live Review: Mike Watt
		We were lucky, as the gig by Watt and The Secondmen was preceded by the recently released feature-length documentary We Jam Econo, which does a terrific job at capturing the history and essence of one of most unique bands of their (or any) era.
		In 2000, Watt suffered a burst abscess in his perineum (use Google to find out the details about that), which almost caused him the loss of his life.
		Watt & Co. tore through The Secondman's Middle Stand it its entirety, with the wordless communication of a jazz outfit, the tightness of a funk band and the energy of, well, The Minutemen.
	www.guypetersreviews.com /livemikewatt.php (921 words)

	coolcitiesusa.com -DFW Music -Mike Watt: The Secondman Speaks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		As one-third of the still-great-after-all-these-years Minutemen, Mike Watt, D. Boon, and George Hurley rode the van into musical history along with SST label mates Black Flag, Hüsker Dü, Dinosaur Jr.
		Although he has consistently courted the edge of mainstream success, Mike Watt has the distinction of being name-dropped for those who wish to seem in the know.
		Mike Watt’s music is extremely autobiographical, and this CD draws from a life-threatening illness that he experienced in 2000, as well as a rereading of Dante’s La Divine Comedie.
	www.coolcitiesusa.com /dfw/dfw2/about/music/mikewatt/secondman/secondman01.shtml (582 words)

	Jambands.com \| Features \| Used with Mike Watt \| 2005-02-04
		Watt's on his 53rd tour of his 25-year career in support of the album, a tour that hits nearly every state in the continental U.S. and spans 65 gigs in 66 days, leaving only 24 hours of free time for the musicians for the entire tour.
		Interviewing Watt is a bit like trying to lasso a hurricane — Watt's endless rants and "spiels" are notorious and can last for hours at a time, touching on subjects as diverse as wrestling, John Coltrane, hanging with Flea and the Chili Peppers and the life of sailors and longshoremen.
		Watt met Boon when they both were kids living in the projects in Pedro — Watt's father was a sailor, Boon's a mechanic.
	www.jambands.com /Features/content_2005_02_04.03.phtml (1209 words)

	Mike Watt
		Mike Watt was a founding member and bass player for the seminal punk band the Minutemen.
		As a blue-collar hero in an art-school world, Mike Watt has always inspired me. I’ve always admired him for being approachable and for telling his audiences to go out and make music or films or write stories and be creative.
		Mike Watt is truly the punk rock ideal in the flesh.
	www.dubsinister.com /mikewatt.htm (1148 words)

	Metroactive Music \| Mike Watt and the Secondmen / Eyes Adrift (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Or they had come to see opener Mike Watt and the Secondmen, who proved that it is indeed possible to create new and challenging material long after what the public will likely view as your glory days have passed.
		In Watt's case, those glory days were in the legendary early-'80s punk-folk trio the Minutemen.
		Unlike Watt, whom fans look upon as a cool punk-rock uncle, no one member of Eyes Adrift delivered the sort of charisma that can salvage a so-so live performance.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/11.07.02/watt-0245.html (680 words)

	San Diego Music Scene > Fun . Sign On San Diego . Com : Live music event listings, ticket alerts, reviews, venues (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Watt grew up in the working class fishing town of San Pedro, just south of Los Angeles.
		Flash forward to the year 2000: 42-year-old punk rock vet Watt is slowed by a serious infection in his lower abdomen.
		Watt is happy to merely ride his bike and play his bass, but he still wants to bring it to the people.
	entertainment.signonsandiego.com /profile/245539 (325 words)

	* Dusted Features [ All Tomorrow's Parties - Minutemen Duet (Mike Watt and George Hurley) ] *
		Watt dedicated this reunion to the late Minutemen guitarist D. Boon, whose parts were replaced, in memoriam, by nothing.
		Still, as Watt took pains to explain, Boon's parts remain so fundamental to the songs that their presence was implicit "Much respect to D. Boon," he said, on several occasions, before reaching back into the Minutemen's incomparable catalog of hardcore/post-punk and playing with the kind of intensity that makes live rock shows worth seeing.
		Watt and Hurley played rhythm, of course, but so did Boon—which, in turn, let melody sneak back in everywhere, in the bass, in the drums.
	www.dustedmagazine.com /features/176 (2296 words)

	Discography: Minutemen / fIREHOSE / Watt
		Mike Watt appears in the video for Sonic Youth's “My Friend Goo” but doesn't play in the song.
		Mike Watt's voice is used in the Sonic Youth song “Providence”.
		Mike Watt stars as Fidel Castro in I, Fidel, directed by Raymond Pettibon and filmed on VHS (1992, never released), with Dick Rude as co-star.
	idiot-dog.com /music/minutemen (1081 words)

	SuicideGirls > Boards > Lifestyle > Daniel Robert Epstein: Mike Watt
		At the relatively young age of 46, Mike Watt is already a punk legend.
		mike watt is a really classy guy and a well rounded musician.
		Jun 09, 2004 10:54 AM Mike watt has been my idol since i first heard the minutemen when i was about 13.
	www.suicidegirls.com /boards/The+Site/44249 (1026 words)

	MIke Watt at the I-94 Bar (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		Bassist Mike Watt's place as a pathfinder for American underground rock was already assured long before he answered the call to join a reconstituted Stooges line-up at the Coachella Festival in Caifornia on April 27, 2003.
		Watt and drummer George Hurley went on to form fIREHOSE, who produced a string of releases on indie labels and Columbia.
		Despite a heavy touring schedule, Mike Watt lived up to his reputation as a generous interviewee and all-round nice guy when the I-94 Bar requested a chat, opening up files of his own photos and pictures sent to him by fans.
	www.i94bar.com /ints/watt.html (5201 words)

	Lazyeye Interview: Mike Watt 2000 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
		n January, Watt came down with a particularly nasty infection of his perineum -- an abscess in the nether-region between his legs that was misdiagnosed by doctors as a fungus.
		I will spare you Watt's rather graphic description of the infection, every gory detail of which is covered on his website at http://www.hootpage.com.
		fter the operation, Watt was laid up in bed until the end of May, unable to play bass because of the tubes hooked to his body and his overall weakness.
	www.timmcmahan.com /mikewatt2.htm (1162 words)

	AlterNet: Punk Prophet
		Watt was stricken in 2000 with a month-long fever that resulted in a near-fatal abcess.
		Watt, always the insatiable reader, grabbed a copy of Dante's Divine Comedy and found a literary companion of sorts for his trauma.
		Mike Watt is still very much alive – and still a champion of the working class.
	www.alternet.org /story/19257 (1500 words)

	TrouserPress.com :: Mike Watt
		A blue-collar hero in an art-school world, bassist and working-joe conceptualist Mike Watt has been a titanic presence on the avant-rock scene since the dawn of the '80s — when he, guitarist D Boon and drummer George Hurley formed the Minutemen.
		That spectacularly prolific (a dozen records in just five years) band's heady mélange of skittery avant-garde rhythms, burly guitar assays and agit- prop sloganeering was as revelatory a development as any in punk rock's two-decade history.
		To Watt's credit, he never lets things degenerate into the sort of jam-session indolence so common to cronies-in-the-studio packages: even the faithful cover of Funkadelic's "Maggot Brain" (a chance for J Mascis to pump up the volume) maintains a clear sense of purpose.
	www.trouserpress.com /entry.php?a=mike_watt (286 words)

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