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Fat Mike
Background information
Birth name	Michael John Burkett
Also known as	Fat Mike
Born	January 31, 1967 (1967-01-31) (age 43)
Origin	Los Angeles, California, USA
Genres	Punk rock, pop punk, ska punk, hardcore punk, melodic hardcore
Instruments	Bass, vocals, keyboards, guitar
Years active	1983–present
Labels	Epitaph Fat Wreck
Associated acts	NOFX Me First and the Gimme Gimmes False Alarm
Website	www.nofxofficialwebsite.com
Notable instruments
Danelectro

Michael John Burkett (born January 31, 1967), better known as Fat Mike is an American musician, producer, lead vocalist, and bassist for the punk rock band NOFX, as well as bassist for the punk rock supergroup cover band Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

The moniker "Fat Mike" was given to Mike by friends after he returned from college and it was evident that he had gained a little weight.^[1] While attending Beverly Hills High School, Mike began his musical career with the band False Alarm. After the band split up in 1983, he met Eric Melvin and Erik Sandin and formed the original line-up of NOFX.

He lives in San Francisco, California with his wife Erin and their daughter Darla. The couple has been married since 1993.^{[citation needed]}

Mike is the owner and founder of Fat Wreck Chords, one of the biggest independent labels in the United States. He was also the founder of the Rock Against Bush tour. The purpose was to encourage young Americans to vote George W. Bush out of office in 2004.

Discography

References

From Wikiquote

Michael John Burkett (born January 31, 1967), more commonly known as Fat Mike, is the lead singer and bassist of the popular punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.

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• Kids, if you're gonna be a good Christian, you should go to a good college. But if you go to college, then you probably won't be a Christian any longer 'cause you might learn something about other cultures.

• Yeah the last time we were in Dallas was in 1985...so if you were born in '85, I'm your dad.

• Grass? In over 34 cities you're the only crazy guys who throw grass!
  • Warped Tour 2000, Montreal, Quebec

• I would say that punk rock has non-terminal cancer. It's got a lot of fucked up growths on it, but it's not gonna die from it.

• Fat Mike: I like pasta a lot more than I like rasta. Who wants a plate of rasta?
  Hefe: How about a bowl of rasta?
  • NOFX to a Reggae band @ Warped Tour 2002 at the Gorge, WA

• Coming up next, Nick Cave and the Bad Band! - Introducing Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Bizarre Festival 1996, Köln, Germany

• (at Underoath's bible study) Underoath doesn't believe in dinosaurs!

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