Chris Goodman: Mike Watt: A Man With A Bass And A Van

That was fucking badass.

Seriously. Good fucking interview.

Kudos.

Great interview.

Mike Watt is one of the most inspirational people I've ever come across, whether it's musically or his obvious passion for learning new things, for refusing to accept the boundaries society likes to place on us. For fighting the stereotypes of whats "cool" or "uncool"
I've always come out from hearing him play or reading his words, believing that I can do anything
All I have to do is be myself, be open to new things, & do it with passion & without compromise.

The proudest moment in my life was getting a mention in one of his tour diaries a few years ago

I think that's the appropriate time to quote a minutemen lyric....

"I must look like a dork!"

Nice interview.

I've had the pleasure of seeing Watt a few times and it's inspiring to see how much passion (and sweat!) goes into his work on the thunderbroom. Definitely catch a gig if he's coming to your town.

I'd quote a Minutemen lyric too... but I already did.

i watched this yesterday and it was kinda great because Mike Watt has this really odd way of speaking and processing questions and answers during interviews. It's like extremely thoughtful, and you can tell he's really trying to be as honest as he can. It's long but definitely worth watching.

http://www.vbs.tv/video.php?id=20292769001

That video is amazing!!! Thanks so much for posting that!!!

saw him tonight with dinosaur jr. great show. i will probably be deaf for the rest of the weekend.

JEALOUS. Did J play with him apart from Dinosaur?

Watt rules.