Mike Ness

Mike Ness
Mike Ness
	Mike Ness Live At House of Blues Las Vegas - 12-15-22
Background information
Birth name	Michael James Ness
Born	April 3, 1962 (age 62); Stoneham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Origin	Orange County, California, U.S.
Genres	Punk rock; hardcore punk; cowpunk; country; roots rock; Americana;
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer, songwriter, producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar
Years active	1978–present
Labels	Time Bomb, Epitaph
Member of	Social Distortion
Formerly of	Easter
Website	mikeness.com

Michael James Ness (born April 3, 1962)^[5] is an American musician who is the lead guitarist, lead vocalist and songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1979.

^ ^a ^b ^c Hodge, Will (March 23, 2017). "Social Distortion's Mike Ness on His 10 Best Country-Punk Covers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ Ferris, D.X. (October 10, 2019). "Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness on 40 years of living the punk life". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ Ganahl, Jane (November 10, 1999). "Mike Ness' cowpunk sound". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b Ankeny, Jason. "Mike Ness – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ "Mike Ness". Facebook. April 3, 1962. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

[hodge-1] Hodge, Will (March 23, 2017). "Social Distortion's Mike Ness on His 10 Best Country-Punk Covers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[ferris-2] Ferris, D.X. (October 10, 2019). "Social Distortion frontman Mike Ness on 40 years of living the punk life". Alternative Press. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[ganahl-3] Ganahl, Jane (November 10, 1999). "Mike Ness' cowpunk sound". San Francisco Gate. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[ankeny-4] Ankeny, Jason. "Mike Ness – Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2021.

[5] "Mike Ness". Facebook. April 3, 1962. Retrieved August 25, 2015.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]