Mike Ness talks next Social Distortion record

Contributed by alex101. Posted by john on Friday, November 18, 2011 at 12:30 PM (EST)

Mike Ness of Social Distortion recently sat down for an interview with The Weekender, and while talking about the writing process, noted that writing for the band's next album is already underway.

"We have kind of set a goal to just be a little bit more prolific and not let the gaps be so big in between records. I realized, this time around, that the creative process doesn't have to end when the record is done... You usually shut down and get into tour mode, and this time I kind of left those doors open, and as a result, I'm still writing and still feeling a creative flow, so we have a great start on a new record. We're going to shock everybody, I think."

The band's most recent release was the long-awaited Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes in 2011, following a 7-year gap between releases. You can read the whole interview here.

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Misinterpreter (November 18, 2011)

yay woooo

jeffrocentric (November 20, 2011)

loved the last record. last tour was fantastic too...but i won't hold my breath for this.

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wentz_equals_death (November 18, 2011)

haha the sooner he talks new record the longer the wait! see you in 10 years!

MN_DrNick (November 18, 2011)

So it'll be out in 8 years?

mattramone (November 18, 2011)

After that last one is ANYONE stoked on the idea of a new Social D album?

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

Not really, but I find it interesting that the destruction of music as a physical medium has potentially led an established band to produce more of it. You would think they would just tour off of the back catalog, vacation, sell some merch and call it a day.

MN_DrNick (November 18, 2011)

If it's like the last album, no.

lostcausegiveup (November 18, 2011)

not really. i'm hoping they're rebound though. stranger things have happened.

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

That made 2 absolute stinkers in a row, I doubt they are coming back with anything decent. They had a good thing going with the self titled, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell, White Light & the live album (hell, I'll even throw in Mike's solo records as being awesome) but the 2 this decade have both blown.

lostcausegiveup (November 18, 2011)

i like some of the tunes on "Sex, Love, Rock n' Roll". but yeah, the last one was awful.

jacknife737 (November 18, 2011)

Sex Love Rock and Roll is on par with just about anything else they've put out.

jacknife737 (November 18, 2011)

Sex Love Rock and Roll is on par with just about anything else they've put out.

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

Oh I do so hope he makes more songs that sound like Kid Rock covers

Dante3000 (rich) (November 18, 2011)

Gotta say they were really good live the last time I saw them but between Mike Ness dressing like a Dick Tracy villain and their set looking like a living room from horders, I was super confused.

mattramone (November 18, 2011)

When old dudes get knuckle tattoos you just know the midlife crisis record is is just around the corner.

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

When (If) I retire, I'm getting knuckle tats that read "DI SH ES R" on my right hand and "D O N E" on my left hand. I'll get "HEATHBAR" along the knuckles closest to my fingernails. That would look weird, though, because my right hand will say "HEAT" and my left hand will say "HBAR." I could just put the "TH" on the index finger of my right hand, but I think that is enough thought to give to knuckle tats I'll probably never get and only have for a limited time, if I do. It does leave room for a star on my pinky, though...

lostcausegiveup (November 18, 2011)

i've come so close to getting knuckle tats done so many times, but i'm always glad that i didn't. the three i almost got:

NO BRAKES
LAGWAGON
JEDI & SITH

you may see why i'm glad i didn't.

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

When I started getting tattoos, my dad said, "No hands and no neck." I'm glad I've taken his advice thus far, too.

Ravnos (November 18, 2011)

I don't have any tattoos, personally, but I know a few people whose policy is not to get them anywhere that they can't be covered up if you need to for work reasons. Seems like a good policy.

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

I think that was my dad's reasoning, too. Little did he know, that even with the job, I wouldn't be able to afford new tattoos. Plus, they don't let me donate blood for a year after I get one, so those factors have slowed my accumulation, significantly.

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

JEDI and SITH would be awesome though. My tattoo artist has GAME OVER with a ghost for the A and Pac Man for the O. Much better than most knuckle tattoos I've seen

loki13 (November 18, 2011)

Punx

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

I've had my mind set on what I want to tattoo on my hands for almost 10 years but I wouldn't just for the fact that I know it would kill my ability to work in a real job. If that's ever off the table, I'll be getting those done immediately. I do have the insides of both index fingers tattooed though (mustache on one, SHHH on the other) both of which were snap desisions 7 or 8 years ago

lostcausegiveup (November 18, 2011)

those sound hilarious. and the game over one is also right up my alley. i'm a pretty big old-school game nerd, lol.

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

How much have they faded? Have you already gotten them touched up?

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

The bottom H needs to be touched up and the mustache had to be touched up once but overall they both held pretty well. I've had pretty good luck with that, plus colors seem to stick pretty well. I have a bunch of yellow around my right elbow that i expected to fade because of getting sun in the summer but it's held for 8 years

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

You must have good artists. My buddy's finger mustache started fading after two years. He gave up, so now he has a half a handle-bar stache to show for it. It cracks me up when I see people with foot tattoos. It really only makes sense if you're an artist or can get it touched up anytime you want. Ahhh, the fleeting pleasure of permanence.

lostcausegiveup (November 18, 2011)

my guy a infinite expressions must do something good with color, caese i have a lot of reds and yellows, and they haven't faded at all. *fingers crossed*

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

My foot has never needed to be touched up in the probably 7 years since it was done

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

Wow. Every foot tattoo that I have ever seen was faded within 5 years. Do you get your work done by the same artist every time?

loki13 (November 18, 2011)

I've got a tattoo below the ankle-bone (knobby part) on the flat part of the inner right foot. I've had it for 9 years, no touch ups and I play soccer 4 times a week with cleats on. Where were said tattoos located? On top of the foot?

Heathbar (November 18, 2011)

Yeah. Top of the foot and toes.

kidgotham (November 18, 2011)

I thought the exact same thing when I saw them. That stage was so bizarre.

originaljohnny (November 18, 2011)

hahahaha

skolarx (November 18, 2011)

Did Mike use every bit of stage banter from the live album?

swallowmypride (November 18, 2011)

The Mike Ness outfit doesn't bother me too much. I wouldn't even begin to pretend to know how a 50 year old rock and roller should dress in this day and age. I think he wears it well enough. As far as the tchotchkes go, their last headlining show I saw they had bullshit set up all over the amps, but i just saw them with FF and it was just a few things here and there. Actually gonna see them tommorrow in AC so i'll report back.

punkrockwritergirl (November 18, 2011)

They drag more junk along when they're headlining, so they probably will have it in AC. I have a house full of antiques and my mom's a hoarder, so if I ever meet Ness I'll invite him over to pick out some stuff. And Mike looks hot no matter what. Seeing them in AC too.

killtaker (November 18, 2011)

I read somewhere that Mike Ness demands at every show that someone from the city has to drive him around to antique stores. Weird right?
That is probably the junk sitting on their amps. While it does look ridiculous I still go see em every time they come around. Their live set still is really good.

milocat (November 18, 2011)

Punk attitude doesn't judge people on how they look, i hope. It is confusing i guess.

Babrook (November 18, 2011)

Old people are stoked

mattramone (November 18, 2011)

Should be the motto of this website.

Dante3000 (rich) (November 18, 2011)

Social Distortion? No, I don't listen to oldies.

"Not getting the joke Babs meme"

mattramone (November 18, 2011)

"House of Blues? But they play rock music!"

Babrook (November 18, 2011)

Oh, you guys!

leatherface (November 18, 2011)

He was quoted saying, "It's going to pretty much sound like the last one. And the one before that. And well, the one before that too."

Babrook (November 18, 2011)

"If I could post comments on punknews, I would've posted "head ass" the second I saw that Mike Ness said he already started working on the new album."

oldturds (November 18, 2011)

I love this band so much that when I see chuck ragan open for them on sunday, I'm going to leave way before they get anywhere near that stage. If it wasn't for them, I would be seeing him for $10 like the rest of America. Gotta do what you gotta do sometimes.

rob_rob (November 18, 2011)

"Honestly it'll probably just be C D G with some rough singing overtop, and yes, it will be boring"

partthathair (November 21, 2011)

Nobody gives a fuck.