"Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist" . . "1962Z"^^ . . . . . "Mike Ness"@en . . "1978Z"^^ . "Michael James \"Mike\" Ness (born April 3, 1962) is an American guitarist, vocalist, and chief songwriter for the punk rock band Social Distortion, which was formed in 1978. Mike Ness' songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing."@en . . "Michael James Ness"@en . . "Ness, Mike"@en . . . "1978Z"^^ . . . . . "solo_singer" . "1962-04-03Z"^^ . . "Ness, Michael James"@en .