Mike Squires (musician)

Mike Squires
Mike Squires performing with Loaded at the Maquinaria Festival in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Background information
Born	(1971-12-28) December 28, 1971 (age 45) Concord, California, US
Genres	Pop rock, hard rock, punk rock, alternative rock
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instruments	Guitar, bass, vocals
Years active	1993–present
Labels	PopLlama, Barsuk, V2, The Control Group, Century Media, Eagle Rock Entertainment
Associated acts	Loaded, Nevada Bachelors, Harvey Danger, The Long Winters, Alien Crime Syndicate, Eat the Feeling, Green Apple Quick Step
Website	(External links)
Notable instruments
Normandy Archtop guitar Koll Duo Glide Superior guitar

Mike Squires (born December 28, 1971 in Concord, California) is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist in the hard rock group Loaded, the group led by Velvet Revolver and Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan.

Previously, he was a member of a number of Seattle based groups such as Eat the Feeling, Nevada Bachelors, Harvey Danger, Alien Crime Syndicate and The Long Winters which featured former members of The Western State Hurricanes, Harvey Danger and Death Cab for Cutie among others. He also performed with Green Apple Quick Step for a number of "reunion" shows alternating between guitar and bass.

Squires was born in Concord, California on December 28, 1971. He moved around frequently as a child, attending various grade schools before eventually settling in Granite Falls, Washington. He joined the Marines before eventually moving to Seattle, Washington.

During his early career, Squires formed or joined a number of groups but with little or no releases. One of his first musical ventures was a jam band named Eat the Feeling, where he played bass; they recorded a CD in 1993 which was released in 1994. Next was the Minutemen influenced group, Compass, where they recorded a few demos, and Suttree, a Country/pop influenced group. Squires and Darius Minwalla, future drummer for The Posies, attempted to put a band together, recording demos in the process, however they eventually moved on to other projects.