Mike Watt
Summary: Michael David Watt (born December 20, 1957 in Portsmouth, Virginia ) is a singer-songwriter and bass guitarist, 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 &, The Stooges . He is also a member of the art rock / jazz / punk / improv group Banyan . Though Watt has not had much mainstream success or visibility, he is often cited as a key figure in the development of American alternative rock , The Red Hot Chili Peppers dedicated their hugely successful Blood Sugar Sex Magik to Watt.
Similar Artists: fIREHOSE, Minutemen, The Geraldine Fibbers, NoMeansNo, Hüsker Dü
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