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Iggy Pop (R) and Mike Watt (L) of Iggy Pop and the Stooges performs on stage during the Festival Cruilla 2012 held at the Forum on July 6, 2012 in Barcelona, Spain.

Mike Watt: “I think for every 7-string bass they should make a 1-string!”

By Karl Coryat published

The patriarch of punk unravels his punk rock roots and the making of his 1995 solo album Ball-Hog or Tugboat?

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Mike Watt

Mike Watt on his best (and worst) bass albums

By Bass Player Staff published

The Minutemen and Firehose bass legend on the poison of genre and the story behind the most significant releases in his catalog

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Mike Watt: "I think there’s something about using the bass as a composition tool. Why only compose on a piano or a guitar?"

Mike Watt: "There’s something about using the bass as a composition tool. Why only compose on a piano or a guitar?"

By Joel McIver published

The Minuteman punk icon talks signature models, trying to be funky, and starting out on bass not knowing what it was

Bassists