I interviewed Mike Watt today, and from that short conversation I got a sense that he is really an unbelievable human being. His love of art, music and his friend D. Boon is palpable even over the phone. We spoke about punk rock and what it meant beyond just the slogans and the chords churning along with the drum beats. We laughed a few times and he sounded like he teared up at the end of the conversation when asked about the recently deceased Ron Ashton. I’m going to have the entire Q&A up on my blog really soon, but for now, here’s a clip of the Minutemen performing “History Lesson pt. II”. Watch it and you’ll see the love that these guys (Watt and Boon) had for each other.

That, my friends is a perfect song. Not a time goes by that I don’t well up listening to this song talk about friendship and how music can change your life.

Be good.