Mike Ness was a guest on the Lipps Service podcast, where he and Scott Lipps went through Social Distortion's nearly fifty-year career, survival in the early Los Angeles punk scene, and the experiences that shaped one of the most recognizable voices in punk rock. Spin ↗
The conversation touched on stories about The Clash, the Ramones, and Sid Vicious, the notorious apartment nicknamed the "Black Hole," the reckless period when he nearly lost his life, and his fight with tonsil cancer. It closes with the new Social D album and Ness's five formative songs, along with recommendations for new punk bands. Spin ↗
On SuperMusic.cz, Social Distortion have ninety-one songs — one of the most extensive punk catalogs on the site. The most searched-for are Story of My Life and Ball and Chain, both with chords and lyrics.
Social Distortion formed in 1978 in Fullerton, California, and Ness is the only member who has stayed with the band since the beginning. Their fusion of punk with rockabilly and country became a blueprint for a whole generation of American bands, and Ness's voice and tattooed iconography are among the most recognizable in the genre.
Ilustračná fotka: Social Distortion. Foto: IllaZilla / Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mike Ness on the new Social Distortion album and how he nearly lost his life
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