- Source of Wealth: Music
- Age: 57
- Birth Place: Lynn, Massachusetts, United States
- Height: 1.7 m (5′ 7″)
- Marital Status: Married (Christine Marie)
- Full Name: Michael James “Mike” Ness
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: April 3, 1962
- Occupation: Musician, Songwriter and Singer
- Children: 2 (Julian and Johnny)
Mike Ness’ net worth is $4 million. He is an American vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter for Social Distortion, a punk rock band. Ness founded Social Distortion in 1978 which then released the Mainliner/Playpen 7″ hit on Posh Boy Records in 1981. In 1983, they released their second album Mommy’s Little Monster. Ness appeared in Another State of Mind, an independent film which chronicled first cross-country tour of Social Distortion with Youth Brigade.
In the year 1989, Social Distortion released three albums after signing a deal with Epic Records: Social Distortion, Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell and White Light, White Heat, White Trash. In 1999, he released his debut solo album, titled Cheating at Solitaire. Solitaire featured guest appearances by Brian Setzer, Bruce Springsteen, Josh Freese, and Billy Zoom. Ness released the second album Under the Influences the same year. Ness is married to Christine with whom they have two sons, Julian and Johnny.