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Mike NessMike Ness (born Michael James Ness) (born April 3, 1962) is a guitarist and vocalist performer for Social Distortion. Ness was born in Stoneham, Massachusetts and raised in Orange County, California. Kicked out of his parents' home at the age of fifteen, he dabbled in drugs and petty crime, involving himself in the punk scene and founding Social Distortion in 1978. The band signed a contract with the TimeBomb Recordings record label in 1980, releasing singles (later compiled on ) and the album Mommy's Little Monster (1983). By this time, Ness's drug addiction and self-destructive behavior had deepened to the point that the band almost broke up. The turmoil was captured on a video, Another State of Mind, which chronicled a cross-country tour. Five years passed before Social Distortion released their next album, 1988's Prison Bound, but Ness emerged from the time off free of his addictions and ready to work. More Social Distortion albums followed after signing with Epic Records in 1989: the self-titled album (1990), Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell (1992), White Light, White Heat, White Trash (1996), and Live at the Roxy (1998). In 1999, Ness released his first solo album, Cheating at Solitaire. Although Social Distortion's music had contained country inflections as far back as Prison Bound, Cheating at Solitaire was an unalloyed expression of Ness's country side. Ness continued in this vein, releasing a compliation of country covers entitled Under the Influences. Mike Ness currently lives in Santa Ana, California with his wife Christina, and two sons Johnny and Julian. Discography Solo: Social Distortion: Ness, Mike
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