Birth Name Michael John Burkett
Aliases
* Fatty
* Fat mike
* Mike Rakhabit
* Mike Roskope
* Pills
* Fat Bastard
* Fat Guy In A Tub
Born January 31, 1967 (1967-01-31) (age 41)
Origin Los Angeles, California
Genre(s) Pop Punk,Skate punk,Ska punk
Instrument(s) Vocals, Bass
Years active 1983-Present
Associated acts NOFX,Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
Michael Burkett, more commonly known as Fat Mike, is the lead singer and bassist of the California punk band NOFX, as well as bass player for Me First and the Gimme Gimmes. As Misfit Mike, he played in a band called False Alarm before founding NOFX in 1983 with Erik Sandin and Eric Melvin. He is also the owner of Motor Studios in San Francisco, California. Mike lives in San Francisco with his wife for 14 years, Erin, and their young daughter, Darla.
The nickname "Fat Mike" originated as a misnomer - when the somewhat thin Mike went away to San Francisco State University he returned having gained a few pounds. He was slightly heavier than the broomstick-thin punk rock crowd, and the nickname stuck. Today Mike regards himself as "Not that fat.
In 1990 Mike founded a record label called Fat Wreck Chords. It is one of the largest and most financially successful punk-affiliated record labels in the United States. The label is mainly run by Fat Mike and his wife Erin.
Fat Mike was the main organizer of the Punkvoter website (founded in 2003) and the Rock Against Bush project (in 2004). Both of these were created to promote political involvement within the punk community. They aimed to increase voting to get George W. Bush out of office, and to make issues close to the punk community known to politicians.
In addition to being known for political cynicism, for many years Fat Mike has been a vegetarian and supporter of PETA.
In 2005 he started a magazine called Punk Rock Confidential which distributes 4 issues a year.
Also in 2005 he introduced Jello Biafra on his 8th Spoken Word Album: In the Grip of Official Treason.
He played bass on the Real McKenzies album 10,000 Shots.
Trivia
* Was taught how to play Jazz bass.
* First got into punk rock by listening to the Misfits.
* His father is a famous Jazz clarinetist.
* Met his fellow band members in high school.
* Had his first band tour at age 16.
* Wrote the song, "Please Play this Song on the Radio" which was banned from radio stations for hidden vulgarity.
* Bassist and lead vocalist to California punk band, NOFX.
* Wrote the song, "The Decline" which is an 18 minute long song about America.
* Owns the record label, Fat Wreck Chords.
* Plays with the cover band, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Misc:
* Had his nickname since college days when he kept getting fatter
* Started out in a band called False Alarm as Misfit Mike
* Owns Fat Wreck Chords, Honest Don's and Pink & Black Records
* Publishes the magazine Punk Rock Confidential
* Runs the Punk Voter website
* Went to college majoring in Political Science and minoring in Human Sexuality
* Writes almost all the music and lyrics for NOFX, even for the trumpet
* Sings on Screeching Weasel's song Peter Brady from their album Anthem For A New Tomorrow
* Sings on the Randy song Beware
* Sings on Lagwagon's song Lazy from their album Trashed, and the song Mr. Coffee from their album Duh
* Plays bass on Swingin' Utters song Unpopular Again from their album Five Lessons Learned
* Plays bass in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes with Spike Slawson (vocals, bassist from Swingin' Utters), Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson, guitar, No Use For A Name, Foo Fighters), Dave Raun (drums, RKL, Lagwagon), Joey Cape (guitar, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut)
* Plays guitar on a Bracket album, When all Else Fails song #3, No Brainer on Fat Wreck Chords (#607)
* Mike and Erin changed their names a few years ago from "Burkett" to "Dagger"
* Has one child, a daughter, named Lila Vodka Dagger (if we are to believe what he says in his interviews)
* His greatest fear in life is "being tied to a bed when an earthquake hits".
The nickname "Fat Mike" originated as a misnomer - when the somewhat thin Mike went away to San Francisco State University he returned having gained a few pounds. He was slightly heavier than the broomstick-thin punk rock crowd, and the nickname stuck. Today Mike regards himself as "Not that fat.
In 1990 Mike founded a record label called Fat Wreck Chords. It is one of the largest and most financially successful punk-affiliated record labels in the United States. The label is mainly run by Fat Mike and his wife Erin.
Fat Mike was the main organizer of the Punkvoter website (founded in 2003) and the Rock Against Bush project (in 2004). Both of these were created to promote political involvement within the punk community. They aimed to increase voting to get George W. Bush out of office, and to make issues close to the punk community known to politicians.
In addition to being known for political cynicism, for many years Fat Mike has been a vegetarian and supporter of PETA.
In 2005 he started a magazine called Punk Rock Confidential which distributes 4 issues a year.
Also in 2005 he introduced Jello Biafra on his 8th Spoken Word Album: In the Grip of Official Treason.
He played bass on the Real McKenzies album 10,000 Shots.
Trivia
* Was taught how to play Jazz bass.
* First got into punk rock by listening to the Misfits.
* His father is a famous Jazz clarinetist.
* Met his fellow band members in high school.
* Had his first band tour at age 16.
* Wrote the song, "Please Play this Song on the Radio" which was banned from radio stations for hidden vulgarity.
* Bassist and lead vocalist to California punk band, NOFX.
* Wrote the song, "The Decline" which is an 18 minute long song about America.
* Owns the record label, Fat Wreck Chords.
* Plays with the cover band, Me First and the Gimme Gimmes.
Misc:
* Had his nickname since college days when he kept getting fatter
* Started out in a band called False Alarm as Misfit Mike
* Owns Fat Wreck Chords, Honest Don's and Pink & Black Records
* Publishes the magazine Punk Rock Confidential
* Runs the Punk Voter website
* Went to college majoring in Political Science and minoring in Human Sexuality
* Writes almost all the music and lyrics for NOFX, even for the trumpet
* Sings on Screeching Weasel's song Peter Brady from their album Anthem For A New Tomorrow
* Sings on the Randy song Beware
* Sings on Lagwagon's song Lazy from their album Trashed, and the song Mr. Coffee from their album Duh
* Plays bass on Swingin' Utters song Unpopular Again from their album Five Lessons Learned
* Plays bass in Me First and the Gimme Gimmes with Spike Slawson (vocals, bassist from Swingin' Utters), Chris Shiflett (a.k.a. Jake Jackson, guitar, No Use For A Name, Foo Fighters), Dave Raun (drums, RKL, Lagwagon), Joey Cape (guitar, Lagwagon, Bad Astronaut)
* Plays guitar on a Bracket album, When all Else Fails song #3, No Brainer on Fat Wreck Chords (#607)
* Mike and Erin changed their names a few years ago from "Burkett" to "Dagger"
* Has one child, a daughter, named Lila Vodka Dagger (if we are to believe what he says in his interviews)
* His greatest fear in life is "being tied to a bed when an earthquake hits".
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