Michael John Barkett ( Fat Mike - English "Fat Mike" ) - frontman, lead singer and bass player of the famous American punk rock band NOFX . NOFX has sold over 6 million records worldwide and is one of the most successful independent groups in history [1] .
| Fat mike | |
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 Fat Mike with NOFX . | |
| basic information | |
| Birth name | |
| Full name | Michael John Barquette |
| Date of Birth | January 16, 1967 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles , USA |
| A country | USA |
| Professions | musician, composer, singer, actor |
| Years of activity | - present time |
| Instruments | bass , guitar , drums |
| Genres | Punk rock Skate punk Ska punk Reggae Hardcore punk |
| Aliases | Fat mike |
| Collectives | NOFX , Me First and the Gimme Gimmes |
| Labels | Fat Wreck Chords , Epitaph Records |
| Official twitter | |
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Biography
Mike began his musical work before he finished school. Then he participated in the group False Alarm, but in 1983 this group broke up. In the same year, Mike meets Eric Melvin and Eric Sandin, who organize the new NOFX group. After some time, this group becomes popular, even despite the fact that the group basically does not appear on MTV and does not use producers. Along with this, Mike forms one of the largest independent labels in America under the name Fat Wreck Chords, which produced many famous bands, including Rise Against . Also, Mike was the organizer of the tour under the provocative title “Rock Against Bush tour”, (“Rock Against Bush”). The purpose of this tour was to find talented young musicians, as well as expel George W. Bush from the presidency of the United States. Mike divorced his wife Erin, with whom he lived for 17 years. [2] They have a daughter, Darla.
Fat Mike got his nickname after getting fat in college. Now Mike is not fat at all, but the nickname has taken root so much that Mike does not want to change him. [3]
Discography
During its existence, the group released 13 studio albums, two concert albums, 11 minions , 11 singles, and also took part in two splits and three collections, in 1994 the group released its only video collection.
Singles
- 1992 - Liza and Louise (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1994 - Don't Call Me White (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1995 - HOFX (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1996 - All of Me (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1999 - Timmy the Turtle (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 1999 - Louise and Liza (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2000 - Pods and Gods (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2000 - Bottles to the Ground (Epitaph)
- 2001 - Fat Club 7 (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2003 - 13 Stitches (Fat Wreck Chords)
- 2005 - 7 "of the Month Club (Fat Wreck Chords)
Studio Albums
| date of release | Title | Label | Sales | Chart Positions | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Liberal Animation * | Epitaph records | |||
| 1989 | S&M Airlines | Epitaph | |||
| 1991 | Ribbed | Epitaph | |||
| 1992 | White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean | Epitaph | |||
| 1994 | Punk in drublic | Epitaph | 12 (Heatseekers) | RIAA : Gold CRIA : Golden [4] | |
| 1996 | Heavy Petting Zoo | Epitaph | 63 (Billboard 200) | ||
| 1997 | So long and thanks for all the shoes | Epitaph | 79 (Billboard 200) | CRIA: Golden [4] | |
| 2000 | Pump up the valuum | Epitaph | 61 (Billboard 200) | ||
| 2003 | The war on errorism | Fat wreck chords | 44 (Billboard 200) | ||
| 2006 | Wolves in Wolves' Clothing | Fat wreck chords | 46 (Billboard 200) | ||
| 2007 | They've Actually Gotten Worse Live! | ||||
| 2009 | Coaster | Fat wreck chords | |||
| 2012 | Self entitled | Fat wreck chords | |||
| 2016 | First ditch effect | Fat wreck chords |
- originally 1988, reprinted by Epitaph in 1991
Notes
- ↑ Bands: Fat Wreck Chords
- ↑ Fat Mike's Divorce (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment September 12, 2012. Archived September 26, 2012.
- ↑ Fat Mike's nickname
- ↑ 1 2 "CRIA Database Search for NOFX" Canadian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved on December 7, 2008.
Links
- Mike's biography on an unofficial site
- Fat Mike on Twitter
- Profile of Fat Mike at Last.fm
- Fat Mike and NOFX on the official iTunes website
- Mike's label on iTunes
- Fat Mike at the Internet Movie Database