Rock

Mike Watt

Top Songs By Mike Watt

Against the 70'sMike Watt & Eddie Vedder

Listen to Big Train by Mike Watt, see lyrics, music video & more!

Big TrainMike Watt

Listen to Piss-Bottle Man by Mike Watt & Evan Dando, see lyrics, music video & more!

Piss-Bottle ManMike Watt & Evan Dando

Work That We Do (feat. Stephen Perkins) [2025 Remaster]Mike Watt & Petra Haden

Listen to Chinese Firedrill by Mike Watt & Frank Black, see lyrics, music video & more!

Chinese FiredrillMike Watt & Frank Black

Listen to E-Ticket Ride by Mike Watt, Mike D & Flea, see lyrics, music video & more!

E-Ticket RideMike Watt, Mike D & Flea

Listen to Drove Up from Pedro by Mike Watt & Carla Bozulich, see lyrics, music video & more!

Drove Up from PedroMike Watt & Carla Bozulich

Listen to Sexual Military Dynamics by Mike Watt & Henry Rollins, see lyrics, music video & more!

Sexual Military DynamicsMike Watt & Henry Rollins

Listen to Intense Song for Modonna to Sing by Mike Watt & Nels Cline, see lyrics, music video & more!

Intense Song for Modonna to SingMike Watt & Nels Cline

Listen to Maggot Brain by Mike Watt, J Mascis & Bernie Worrell, see lyrics, music video & more!

Maggot BrainMike Watt, J Mascis & Bernie Worrell

Latest Release

ALBUMMike Watt // Papa M - SingleMike Watt & Papa M

More albums from Mike Watt

Listen to Everywhen We Go by Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner & Mike Watt

ALBUMEverywhen We GoMike Baggetta, Jim Keltner & Mike Watt

Listen to Devil in Berlin by The Cutthroat Brothers & Mike Watt

ALBUMDevil in BerlinThe Cutthroat Brothers & Mike Watt

Listen to I Mean Alarmed (feat. Il sogno del marinaio) by Hifiklub & Mike Watt

ALBUMI Mean Alarmed (feat. Il sogno del marinaio)Hifiklub & Mike Watt

Listen to The King Is Dead by The Cutthroat Brothers & Mike Watt

ALBUMThe King Is DeadThe Cutthroat Brothers & Mike Watt

ALBUMOut of SeasonIvan The Tolerable and his Elastic Band & Mike Watt

Listen to Wall of Flowers by Mike Baggetta, Jim Keltner & Mike Watt

ALBUMWall of FlowersMike Baggetta, Jim Keltner & Mike Watt

ALBUMHyphenated-ManMike Watt

Listen to The Secondman's Middle Stand by Mike Watt

ALBUMThe Secondman's Middle StandMike Watt

Listen to Contemplating the Engine Room by Mike Watt

ALBUMContemplating the Engine RoomMike Watt

Listen to Ball-Hog or Tugboat? by Mike Watt

ALBUMBall-Hog or Tugboat?Mike Watt

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About Mike Watt

Genre

Rock

One of the most influential figures in West Coast punk rock, Mike Watt is a musical polymath whose bold, adventurous music cannot be confined by any one genre. He first found recognition as bassist with the Minutemen and his subsequent project fIREHOSE. His basslines are a rich, roiling mixture of rock, funk, and jazz, and he's worked with a broad range of artists, from Sonic Youth to Kelly Clarkson. Watt's solo albums are conceptual affairs, with a dominant theme uniting the songs (his father's experiences in the Navy informed 1997's Contemplating the Engine Room, and a near-fatal illness inspired 2004's The Secondman's Middle Stand). He's also willing to join ad-hoc projects and sit in with established bands. Wherever his muse takes him, Watt is guided by his philosophy of Econo, taking the boundaries imposed by a limited budget and using them as a path toward simplicity and creative self-reliance.