Mike Watt Musical artist

Michael David "Mike" Watt (born December 20, 1957) 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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Alias (AKA)	Watt Michael David
Birth date	December 20, 1957
Birth place	Portsmouth Virginia , United States

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Musical artist

Career started	1979
associated musical artist	Ciccone Youth Minutemen (band) Firehose (band) The Stooges Porno for Pyros Dos (band) The Black Gang The Reactionaries Unknown Instructors Bootstrappers (band) Banyan (band) Hellride J Mascis + The Fog Mike Watt and the Secondmen Anywhere (band)
Background	Solo singer
genre	Punk rock Art rock Alternative rock Hardcore punk Post-punk
instrument	Bass guitar Fender Telecaster Bass Singing Gibson EB-3 Fender Precision Bass
record label	Clenchedwrench Kill Rock Stars Columbia Records SST Records New Alliance Records