Earlier this 12 months, NOFX bandleader “Fat” Mike Burkett revealed his plans to disband the veteran California punk rock band in 2023. Later, he extended that estimate to 2024. Now, Fats Mike has shaved a part of his head for a younger TikTok influencer’s video.
The NOFX singer and bassist occurred throughout the influencer named Joshua at Common Studios. There, Joshua was difficult individuals who walked by to shave a part of their heads for an opportunity to win cash. Fats Mike was all in — he received a part of his head shaved and received the money!
Watch the video towards the underside of this put up.
“At Common Studios right now, some child supplied me an opportunity to win $100 to shave part of my head,” Fats Mike captioned the clip on Instagram. “After all, I did it! And I received $100!”
Fats Mike additionally evidently beat the influencer, @kingkidjoshua, in sharing the end result on social media. As of this writing, the video seemingly would not but seem on Joshua’s TikTok web page.
Earlier this month, Fats Mike explained his reasons for disbanding NOFX. “I do not take pleasure in it like I used to,” he advised Louder. “If I do not get loaded, I actually do not need to do it. I do not should be onstage listening to individuals applaud and dance. I do not want that. Some persons are hooked on that.”
Fats Mike added, “I’ve began doing stand-up comedy and I like that approach higher, in entrance of 30 individuals. And writing music. I have been writing [string] quartets, which I actually take pleasure in, and writing for different individuals. I’ve one other band known as the Codefendants, which is absolutely thrilling to me.”
Plus, “40 years is a fucking very long time to be in a band.”
The NOFX figurehead echoed those self same sentiments to Spin. “I simply do not take pleasure in it like I used to,” Fats Mike relayed. “However we’re all enthusiastic about taking part in our last exhibits.”
He defined, “We’re going into 2024. Will probably be our absolute last tour. … We’ll play each album we have ever recorded. … We’ll have been a band for 40 years with all authentic members, and we will play 40 cities. Each present, we will play 40 completely different songs. It is only a entire bunch of cool issues.”
Dec. 2 noticed the discharge of NOFX’s Double Album. It was previewed with the launch of “Darby Crashing Your Occasion” in September; “Punk Rock Cliché” emerged in November. The associated Single Album arrived in 2021. Keep tuned for NOFX’s last tour dates.
Watch NOFX’s Fats Mike Shave A part of His Head for a TikTok Influencer’s Video – Dec. 18, 2022
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