Mike Watt Interview – May 13th 1995 – Portland, Oregon Bohemia Afterdark Studios

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Mike Watt Interview – May 13th 1995 – Portland, Oregon Bohemia Afterdark Studios.

Pond’s bass player Chris Brady did the interview.

After working with Firehose, Watt began a solo career. His first album, Ball-Hog or Tugboat?, featured appearances from dozens of musicians (many were Watt’s peers from the 1980s SST era), including Henry Rollins, Eddie Vedder, J Mascis, Carla Bozulich, Evan Dando, members of Sonic Youth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Frank Black, Nirvana, Soul Asylum, Jane’s Addiction, the Beastie Boys and the Screaming Trees. The album and its supporting tour were Watt’s first taste of mainstream fame, when Vedder and Dave Grohl of Nirvana were part of his touring group. After Vedder returned to his Pearl Jam commitments and Grohl began working with his new band Foo Fighters, Watt formed his only four-piece touring group to date, The Crew Of The Flying Saucer, featuring guitarist Nels Cline and two drummers.

In 1996, Watt contributed bass guitar on two songs for Porno for Pyros‘ second album, Good God’s Urge, filling in for Martyn LeNoble who quit the band during recording sessions. Watt subsequently ended up being the bassist for the band’s tour that followed the release of the album.