1. Michael Allen Muir was born on March 14,1963 and is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of Los Angeles-based bands Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, and Infectious Grooves.
19 Facts About Mike Muir
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Mike Muir has released several solo albums under his nickname Cyco Miko.
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Mike Muir's trademark is wearing bandanas, jerseys with the number 13, and hats with block-style letters that read "suicidal".
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Mike Muir attended Santa Monica College after being kicked out of school in the 10th grade.
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Mike Muir incorporated funk influences into a few songs by Suicidal Tendencies and into his funk metal side project, Infectious Grooves.
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Mike Muir formed Suicidal Tendencies in 1980 when he was 17 years old.
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When No Mercy guitarist Mike Muir Clark was hired as the band's second guitarist in 1987, Suicidal Tendencies began making a change from punk to metal, thus creating what would become crossover thrash, and later began adding funk influences to their music.
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Mike Muir formed Los Cycos in 1984 during Suicidal's first year of their four-year recording hiatus.
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Mike Muir has released solo albums under his nickname Cyco Miko and has sung for No Mercy, replacing original singer Kevin Guercio, who sang for the band on the Welcome to Venice compilation.
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In 2003 Mike Muir had his first of two back surgeries for a ruptured, herniated disc.
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Mike Muir's house was made over into a "horror house" on the Discovery Channel show Monster House.
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On March 7,1996, Mike Muir fought Simon Woodstock in a celebrity boxing match on the Action Sports channel.
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Mike Muir was a longtime friend to Texan film actor Bill Paxton.
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Mike Muir is known for being outspoken on his views about the music industry and society.
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Mike Muir has long been an opponent of the Parents Music Resource Center, and has reflected this in interviews and a few songs.
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Mike Muir was involved in a near-violent feud with Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine during the European Clash of the Titans tour, but the two have since reconciled and are apparently now on friendly terms.
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Mike Muir has criticized the band Rage Against the Machine, who are well known for expressing anti-corporate, left-wing politics in their lyrics.
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Mike Muir later stated that Rage Against the Machine's guitarist, Tom Morello, provoked the feud by attacking Suicidal Tendencies.
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Mike Muir has stated he has never used drugs and doesn't drink alcohol.