Mike Muir
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Mike Muir in 2008
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Allen Muir |
| Also known as | Mike Muir Cyco Miko |
| Born |
March 14, 1963 Venice, California, United States |
| Genres | Heavy metal, hardcore punk, thrash metal, crossover thrash, funk metal, rap rock |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Epic, Suicidal |
| Associated acts | Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, No Mercy, Infectious Grooves, Cyco Miko |
Michael Allen "Mike" Muir (born March 14, 1963) is the lead vocalist of the Venice, California crossover thrash bands Suicidal Tendencies,Los Cycos and the funk metal band Infectious Grooves. He has also released several solo albums under his nickname Cyco Miko. Muir's trademark is wearing bandanas, jerseys with the number 13, and hats with block style letters that read "Suicidal".
Born in Venice, California and raised in Santa Monica, Mike Muir is the younger brother of Jim Muir of the Dogtown skateboarding team. Jim exposed Mike to metal music as well as skateboarding. Muir attended Santa Monica College after being kicked out of school in the 10th grade. In 2003 Muir had his first of two back surgeries for a ruptured, herniated disc. The other, in 2005, caused him to cancel Brazilian festival dates and Suicidal shows. Muir is married with three children, and early in 2011, returned to the United States after a short period living in Queensland, Australia.
His house was made over into a "horror house" on the Discovery Channel show Monster House.
On March 7, 1996, Muir fought Simon Woodstock in a celebrity boxing match on the Action Sports channel. Muir lost to Woodstock.
Muir has cited bands such as the Sex Pistols, the Ramones, Black Sabbath, UFO, AC/DC, Van Halen, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Led Zeppelin and Kiss as his early musical influences, and has said that he was introduced to funk music by former bandmate Robert Trujillo. Muir incorporated funk influences into a few songs by Suicidal Tendencies and into his funk metal side project, Infectious Grooves.
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