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Fat Mike attended college at San Francisco State University and graduated in 1990 with a bachelor's degree in Social Science and a minor in Human Sexuality. [3] According to the book NOFX The Hepatitis Bathtub and Other Stories, Burkett received the moniker "Fat Mike" from "one of the guys from [the band] Subculture". [4] He is a Jewish atheist ...
NOFX (/ ˌ n oʊ ɛ f ˈ ɛ k s /) was an American punk rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1983. [1] Bassist/lead vocalist Fat Mike, rhythm guitarist Eric Melvin and drummer Erik Sandin were original founding and longest-serving members of the band, who have appeared on every release by the band, although Sandin departed briefly in 1985, only to rejoin the following year. [1]
Though Fat Mike declared Blink-182 ’s version superior, NOFX’s “Punk Rock Cliché” is the perfect example of why the band has endured for forty years, displaying musical elements found ...
Fat Mike: On the last tour of [NOFX’s 2008 documentary/reality show] Backstage Passport, when we were coming back from South Africa, I told the band at the airport “Hey guys, I need to take a ...
Fat Mike of NOFX has never been shy about voicing his opinions and speaking the truth about his reality, but he’s taken his honesty to a new level with “Fuck Euphemism,” the brand new single ...
Fat Wreck Chords (pronounced "Fat Records") is an independent record label based in San Francisco focused on punk rock. It was started by NOFX lead singer Michael Burkett (better known as Fat Mike) and his wife at the time, Erin Burkett in 1990. [1] As of 2009, Fat Wreck Chords has released over 300 studio albums. [1]
Citing internal tensions and a lack of motivation to go on, singer Fat Mike Burkett says it is time for the band to call it quits, but not before playing three final LA-area shows in San Pedro ...
Eric Scott Melvin (born July 9, 1966) is an American musician and founding member of the punk rock band NOFX. Throughout the band's existence, he and Fat Mike were the only band members who stayed since the beginning. [1] [2]