Fat Mike talks about Occupy, plans new 7-inches

Fat Mike of NOFX and Fat Wreck Chords spoke to Rocksound about his involvement and support for the Occupy Wall Street movement. He explains what he thinks the movement means:

It's something that's so ridiculously unfair, how the banks and Wall Street have taken over the government. I don't think this stuff is a movement against capitalism or anything, it's just we want someone to put some rules in place that are fair. Higher taxes for the rich, and you have to put fucking regulations on these banks and Wall Street so they can't just steal everyone's money. Wall Street fleeced America for all the money it had invested and you know, you can't have people in the richest country in the world be desperate.

He also talks about his experiences with the movement:

What's nice about getting involved in this, is that I'm not getting any shit for it, like 'Oh you're just jumping on the bandwagon' because I have been an activist in the past. But people also know that I'm not an activist by nature, This movement is already making starts, the government is taking it seriously and 66 per cent of Americans are behind it, so that's what's so important. It's not a Democrat / Republican thing, and to be able to get the working class country united and actually have a list of things we want is huge.

Check out the interview here.

Mike also recently noted that NOFX is in the studio recording five new songs for 7-inches, including "one for the urban campers who just got outta jail.."

If that's not enough NOFX for you, check out an HD recording of an hour-long set here.